CVE-2012-5079

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 7 and earlier, 6 Update 35 and earlier, 5.0 Update 36 and earlier, and 1.4.2_38 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to Libraries, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-5073.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.40% Top 20%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/51313	third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00016.html	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/51315	third party 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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00011.html	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
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79433	vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html	vendor advisory
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://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21631786
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00010.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
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1467.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1465.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56082	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/51328	third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=135542848327757&w=2	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51028	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16602	vdb entry signature
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1456.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51393	third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuoct2012-1515924.html	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51326	third party advisory
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-2012-5079?: CVE-2012-5079 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-5079?: To fix CVE-2012-5079, 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-2012-5079 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2012-5079 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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