CVE-2012-0501

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 5.0 Update 33 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.98% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory oracle.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/48074	third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133847939902305&w=2	vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2012-366318.html	vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48692	third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48589	third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133365109612558&w=2	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00009.html	vendor advisory
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://secunia.com/advisories/48948	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52013	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/48915	third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133364885411663&w=2	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2420	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0508.html	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254957702612&w=2	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0514.html	vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2012-366314.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15069	signature vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0501?: CVE-2012-0501 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0501?: To fix CVE-2012-0501, 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-2012-0501 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2012-0501 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.