CVE DATABASE / CVE-2012-5076
CVE-2012-5076
Oracle Java SE Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability
CVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL
⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
On the CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2022-03-28.
Federal remediation due 2022-04-18.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Summary
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.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 9.8 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Oracle jreSuse linux enterprise desktop
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References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00016.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1386.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1391.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1467.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51029
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51326
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51390
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuoct2012-1515924.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16641
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-5076
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2026-04-21. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.