CVE-2012-1541

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 through Update 11 and 6 through Update 38 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Deployment, a different vulnerability than other CVEs listed in the February 2013 CPU. NOTE: the previous information is from the February 2013 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from a third party that the issue is due to an interaction error in between the JRE plug-in for WebKit-based browsers and the Javascript engine, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by modifying DOM nodes that contain applet elements in a way that triggers an incorrect reference count and a use after free.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 9.54% Top 10%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19070	signature vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19499	signature vdb entry
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136570436423916&w=2	vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-032A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0236.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/858729	third party advisory us government resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0237.html	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136439120408139&w=2	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136733161405818&w=2	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57697	vdb entry
http://www.verisigninc.com/en_US/products-and-services/network-intelligence-availability/idefense/public-vulnerability-reports/articles/index.xhtml?id=1018	third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1456.html	vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2013-1841061.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16384	signature vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1541?: CVE-2012-1541 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1541?: To fix CVE-2012-1541, 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-2012-1541 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2012-1541 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.