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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2012-0551 EUVD-2012-0583GHSA-mc32-mvw8-hcj8

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Oracle Java SE 7 update 4 and earlier and 6 update 32 and earlier, and t…

Published May 3, 2012 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by oracle

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Oracle Java SE 7 update 4 and earlier and 6 update 32 and earlier, and the GlassFish Enterprise Server component in Oracle Sun Products Suite GlassFish Enterprise Server 3.1.1, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors related to Web Container or Deployment.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 6 java-1.6.0-ibm +6 1:1.6.0.11.0-1jpp.1.el6_3 RHSA-2012:1238
RHEL 6 java-1.6.0-sun +5 1:1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el6_2 RHSA-2012:0734
RHEL 6 java-1.7.0-ibm +5 1:1.7.0.2.0-1jpp.3.el6_3 RHSA-2012:1289
RHEL 6 java-1.7.0-oracle +4 1:1.7.0.5-1jpp.1.el6 RHSA-2012:1019
RHEL 5 java-1.6.0-ibm +7 1:1.6.0.11.0-1jpp.1.el5_8 RHSA-2012:1238
RHEL 5 java-1.6.0-sun +5 1:1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el5_8 RHSA-2012:0734
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Red Hat Network Satellite 5 java-1.6.0-ibm +1 1:1.6.0.14.0-1jpp.1.el5_9 RHSA-2013:1456, RHSA-2013:1455

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

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