CVEs / CVE-2012-1723
CVE-2012-1723: Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 3 Mar 2022
- high 10 CVSS 2.0 (NVD)
- EPSS 93.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
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.
Description
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 3 Mar 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 24 Mar 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Known |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 2.0 | 10 highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-284 |
References
- CVE-2012-1723 on NVD
- CVE-2012-1723 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2012-June/019076.html Mailing List
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134496371727681&w=2 Mailing List
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0734.html Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51080 Broken Link
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21615246 Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:095 Broken Link
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpujun2012-1515912.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53960 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16259 Broken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-1723 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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