CVE-2012-1723

Known Exploited

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.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 94.09% Top 5%
KEV Since 
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory oracle.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0734.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpujun2012-1515912.html vendor advisory
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 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16259 vdb entry signature broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53960 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:095 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21615246 broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/51080 third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1723?
CVE-2012-1723 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1723?
To fix CVE-2012-1723, 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-2012-1723 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2012-1723 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~94% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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