CVEs / CVE-2012-5076
CVE-2012-5076: Oracle Java SE Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 28 Mar 2022
- high 10 CVSS 2.0 (NVD)
- EPSS 91.2% 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
The default Java security properties configuration did not restrict access to the com.sun.org.glassfish.external and com.sun.org.glassfish.gmbal packages. An untrusted Java application or applet could use these flaws to bypass Java sandbox restrictions.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 7 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability, related to JAX-WS.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 28 Mar 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 18 Apr 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| 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-2012-5076 on NVD
- CVE-2012-5076 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00016.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1386.html Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1391.html Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1467.html Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51029 Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51326 Not Applicable
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51390 Not Applicable
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuoct2012-1515924.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16641 Broken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-5076 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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