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CVE-2012-0505

7.5 · HIGH

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 2 and earlier, 6 Update 30 and earlier, 5 Update 33 and earlier, and 1.4.2_35 and earlier allows…

Published Feb 15, 2012sunEPSS 2.63%

Overview

CVE-2012-0505 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting sun jre. It was published on February 15, 2012 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 2 and earlier, 6 Update 30 and earlier, 5 Update 33 and earlier, and 1.4.2_35 and earlier allows remote untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted Java applets to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Serialization.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from sun. Update jre to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
sunjre0Affected
oraclejre0Affected

References

Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00009.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00010.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00009.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00007.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00015.htmlRefmarc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133364885411663&w=2Refmarc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133365109612558&w=2Refmarc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133728004526190&w=2Refmarc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133847939902305&w=2Refmarc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-0505?

CVE-2012-0505 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting sun jre. It was published on February 15, 2012 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2012-0505?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2012-0505?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from sun. Update jre to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2012-0505?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2012-0505 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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