CVE-2012-0500

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 2 and earlier, 6 Update 30 and earlier, and JavaFX 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted Java applets to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Deployment.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 74.85% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory oracle.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133847939902305&w=2	vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2012-366318.html	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48589	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52015	vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00010.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48073	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48950	third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133364885411663&w=2	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254957702612&w=2	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0514.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14844	signature vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0500?: CVE-2012-0500 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0500?: To fix CVE-2012-0500, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-0500 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2012-0500 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~75% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.