CVE-2012-0507
Oracle Java SE: Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution
As of , CVE-2012-0507 in Oracle Java SE is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.
- Exploited
- Yes: CISA listed it on 3 March 2022
- US federal deadline
- 24 March 202221 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Known
- EPSS score
- 0.98Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- 0.78 on 3 March 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
- Public exploit
- 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry (1 verified)
- Fix
- No vendor link in CISA's entry
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA's required action
What the flaw is
An incorrect type vulnerability exists in the Concurrency component of Oracle's Java Runtime Environment allows an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.
CISA's description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 2 and earlier, 6 Update 30 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 33 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Concurrency. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the February 2012 Oracle CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from a downstream vendor and third party researchers that this issue occurs because the AtomicReferenceArray class implementation does not ensure that the array is of the Object[] type, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (JVM crash) or bypass Java sandbox restrictions. NOTE: this issue was originally mapped to CVE-2011-3571, but that identifier was already assigned to a different issue.
The CVE record's description, from oracle
- CVE published
- 7 June 2012
- Assigned by
- oracle
- CVSS
- 9.8 Critical (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
- CWE-843
- Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- yes
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- total
Timeline
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 18679).
- The CVE record was published.
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- The US federal deadline to fix it.
Public exploits
Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.
- Metasploit: Java AtomicReferenceArray Type Violation Vulnerabilityexploit module, rank excellent
- Exploit-DB: Java - AtomicReferenceArray Type Violation (Metasploit)EDB-ID 18679, verified by Exploit-DB, 30 March 2012
Java SE: other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2012-5076Sandbox Bypass | Oracle Java SE | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.91; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.91 | ||
| CVE-2013-2465Unspecified | Oracle Java SE | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.99; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.99 | ||
| CVE-2012-1723Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution | Oracle Java SE | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.94; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.94 | ||
| CVE-2012-4681Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution | Oracle Java SE | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.99; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.99 | ||
| CVE-2015-2590and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution | Oracle Java SE | Patch soon | 0.25 | ||
| CVE-2015-4902Integrity Check | Oracle Java SE | Patch soon | 0.14 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org