CVE-2012-5078

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the JavaFX component in Oracle Java SE JavaFX 2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-5080.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.72% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory opensuse.org 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56066	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16308	signature vdb entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuoct2012-1515924.html	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-5078?: CVE-2012-5078 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5078?: To fix CVE-2012-5078, 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-2012-5078 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2012-5078 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.

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