CVE-2012-5072

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 7 and earlier, and 6 Update 35 and earlier, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to Security.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.07% Top 20%

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

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00016.html	vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.hitachi.co.jp/Prod/comp/soft1/global/security/info/vuls/HS12-023/index.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1466.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1386.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51438	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51141	third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=135758563611658&w=2	vendor advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21621154
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00023.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56083	vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1391.html	vendor advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21620037
http://secunia.com/advisories/51029	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51166	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51390	third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1392.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00022.html	vendor advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21616490
http://secunia.com/advisories/51327	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16522	vdb entry signature
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1467.html	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=135542848327757&w=2	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51028	third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1456.html	vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuoct2012-1515924.html	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51326	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79434	vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1385.html	vendor advisory
http://www.xerox.com/download/security/security-bulletin/16287-4d6b7b0c81f7b/cert_XRX13-003_v1.0.pdf

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5072?: CVE-2012-5072 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5072?: To fix CVE-2012-5072, 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-2012-5072 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2012-5072 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.