CVE-2012-5076

Known Exploited

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 7 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability, related to JAX-WS.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 92.82% Top 5%
KEV Since 
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory oracle.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00016.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml vendor advisory third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1386.html vendor advisory third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1391.html vendor advisory third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51029 not applicable third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51390 not applicable third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1467.html vendor advisory third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16641 broken link signature vdb entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuoct2012-1515924.html patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51326 not applicable third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5076?
CVE-2012-5076 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5076?
To fix CVE-2012-5076, 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-2012-5076 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2012-5076 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~93% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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