CVE-2012-1724

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 update 4 and earlier, and 6 update 32 and earlier, allows remote attackers to affect availability, related to JAXP.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.53% Top 20%

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

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53958	vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0734.html	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	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16659	vdb entry signature
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:095	vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2012-392727.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1724?: CVE-2012-1724 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1724?: To fix CVE-2012-1724, 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-2012-1724 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2012-1724 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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