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CVE-2012-0551 json

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 2012-05-03 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-0583

cvss
5.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
11.4%
EPSS 11.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • oracle java_se 1.6.0_33, 1.7.0_5, 6.0.33, 7.0.5
  • oracle jdk 1.6.0_33, 1.7.0_5, 6.0.33, 7.0.5
  • oracle jre 1.6.0_33, 1.7.0_5, 6.0.33, 7.0.5
  • sun java 1.6.0_33, 1.7.0_5, 6.0.33, 7.0.5
  • sun java_se 1.6.0_33, 1.7.0_5, 6.0.33, 7.0.5
  • sun jdk 1.6.0_33, 1.7.0_5, 6.0.33, 7.0.5
  • sun jre 1.6.0_33, 1.7.0_5, 6.0.33, 7.0.5
  • oracle openjdk 1.6.0_33, 1.7.0_5, 6.0.33, 7.0.5
  • sun openjdk 1.6.0_33, 1.7.0_5, 6.0.33, 7.0.5
  • java-1.6.0-ibm network satellite 5.5, network satellite 5.4 1:1.6.0.14.0-1jpp.1.el5_9
  • java-1.6.0-ibm network satellite 5.5, network satellite 5.4 1:1.6.0.14.0-1jpp.1.el6_4
  • java-1.7.0-ibm RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.2.0-1jpp.3.el6_3
  • java-1.7.0-ibm-src RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.2.0-1jpp.3.el6_3
  • java-1.7.0-ibm-demo RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.2.0-1jpp.3.el6_3
  • java-1.7.0-ibm-jdbc RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.2.0-1jpp.3.el6_3
  • java-1.7.0-ibm-plugin RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.2.0-1jpp.3.el6_3
  • java-1.6.0-ibm RHEL 5 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.11.0-1jpp.1.el5_8

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:1456RHSA-2013:1455RHSA-2012:1289RHSA-2012:1238RHSA-2012:1019RHSA-2012:0734

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2012-0551 updated cvss 5.8

JDK: unspecified vulnerability fixed in 6u33 and 7u5 (Deployment)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el5_8, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.11.0-1jpp.1.el5_8, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el5_8, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el5_8, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el5_8, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.11.0-1jpp.1.el5_8, +6 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el6_2, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.5-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.2.0-1jpp.3.el6_3, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.11.0-1jpp.1.el6_3, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el6_2, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.5-1jpp.1.el6, +14 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el6_2, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.5-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.2.0-1jpp.3.el6_3, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.11.0-1jpp.1.el6_3, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el6_2, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.5-1jpp.1.el6, +6 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el5_8, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.11.0-1jpp.1.el5_8, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el5_8, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el5_8, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el5_8, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.11.0-1jpp.1.el5_8, +6 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el6_2, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.5-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.2.0-1jpp.3.el6_3, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.11.0-1jpp.1.el6_3, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el6_2, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.5-1jpp.1.el6, +14 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el6_2, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.5-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.2.0-1jpp.3.el6_3, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.11.0-1jpp.1.el6_3, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el6_2, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.5-1jpp.1.el6, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1238
  • Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.5) java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.14.0-1jpp.1.el5_9 Red Hat Satellite 5.4 (RHEL v.6) java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.14.0-1jpp.1.el6_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1455
  • Red Hat Satellite 5.5 (RHEL v.5) java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.14.0-1jpp.1.el5_9 Red Hat Satellite 5.5 (RHEL v.6) java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.14.0-1jpp.1.el6_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1456
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 java-1.6.0-openjdk Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 java-1.6.0-openjdk, java-1.7.0-openjdk, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo, +2 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-18764)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

11.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-18764 Oracle GlassFish Server 3.1.1 (build 12) - Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities webapps, 2012-04-22

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Updated Java versions.