CVE-2012-1723
CRITICALCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctlDescription
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 update 4 and earlier, 6 update 32 and earlier, 5 update 35 and earlier, and 1.4.2_37 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Hotspot.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.
Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via Unknown vectors related to Hotspot.
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Remediation due: 2022-03-24
Associated with ransomware campaigns
References
- http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2012-June/019076.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134496371727681&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0734.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51080
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21615246
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:095
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpujun2012-1515912.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53960
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16259
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-1723
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