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CVE-2012-1533

CriticalPublic exploit

JDK: unspecified vulnerability (Deployment)

Published Oct 16, 2012 · Updated Aug 6, 2024

Key Facts

Patch immediately
  • CVE-2012-1533 is a critical-severity vulnerability (CVSS 10.0 v2) affecting Jdk (Oracle), Jre (Oracle), openjdk-11-openj9 (chainguard) and 17 more products.
  • It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. Public exploit code is available.
  • EPSS estimates a 69% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
  • Fixed versions are available, including java 1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.12.0-1jpp.1.el6_3, java 1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.14.0-1jpp.1.el5_9, java-1_6_0-ibm 1.6.0_sr15.0-0.5.1.
  • Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.

CVSS v2

10.0

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

69%

Higher than 99.3% of all scored CVEs

Exploited in the wild

No known

Not in a known-exploited catalog

Public exploit code

Available

Proof-of-concept or weaponized module

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Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 7 and earlier, and 6 Update 35 and earlier, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Deployment, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-3159.

Affected Products

138 affected entries in total
ProductAffected versionsFixed in
JdkOracle1.6.0-update22, 1.6.0-update23, 1.6.0-update24, 1.6.0-update25, 1.6.0-update26, 1.6.0-update27, 1.6.0-update29, 1.6.0-update301.6.0
JreOracle1.6.0-update22, 1.6.0-update23, 1.6.0-update24, 1.6.0-update25, 1.6.0-update26, 1.6.0-update27, 1.6.0-update29, 1.6.0-update301.6.0
openjdk-11-openj9chainguardSee advisory0.53.0-r0
openjdk-17-openj9chainguardSee advisory0.53.0-r0
openjdk-21-openj9chainguardSee advisory0.48.0-r2
15 more affected products in the full CVE brief

Patched Releases

java

1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.12.0-1jpp.1.el6_3, 1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.14.0-1jpp.1.el5_9

java-1_6_0-ibm

1.6.0_sr15.0-0.5.1, 1.6.0_sr16.2-0.3.1

java-1_6_0-ibm-alsa

1.6.0_sr15.0-0.5.1, 1.6.0_sr16.0-0.3.1

java-1_6_0-ibm-devel

1.6.0_sr16.0-0.3.1, 1.6.0_sr16.2-0.3.1

java-1_6_0-ibm-fonts

1.6.0_sr15.0-0.5.1, 1.6.0_sr16.2-0.3.1

java-1_6_0-ibm-jdbc

1.6.0_sr15.0-0.5.1, 1.6.0_sr16.2-0.3.1

java-1_6_0-ibm-plugin

1.6.0_sr15.0-0.5.1, 1.6.0_sr16.2-0.3.1

java-1_7_0-ibm

1.7.0_sr6.0-0.7.1

java-1_7_0-ibm-alsa

1.7.0_sr6.0-0.7.1

java-1_7_0-ibm-devel

1.7.0_sr7.0-0.5.1

java-1_7_0-ibm-jdbc

1.7.0_sr6.0-0.7.1

java-1_7_0-ibm-plugin

1.7.0_sr6.0-0.7.1

openjdk-11-openj9

0.53.0-r0

openjdk-17-openj9

0.53.0-r0

openjdk-21-openj9

0.48.0-r2

openjdk-25-openj9

0.59.0-r1

openjdk-26-openj9

0.59.0-r1

openjdk-8-openj9

0.53.0-r1

Jdk

1.6.0, 1.7.0

Jre

1.6.0, 1.7.0

Timeline

  1. Publicly disclosed

    Oct 16, 2012

  2. Last updated

    Aug 6, 2024

References

15 more references in the full CVE brief

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