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CVE-2012-1724 json

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

published 2012-06-16 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-1734

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.9%
EPSS 3.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 update 4 and earlier, and 6 update 32 and earlier, allows remote attackers to affect availability, related to JAXP.

Patch / fix

  • java-1.6.0-openjdk RHEL 5 1:1.6.0.0-1.27.1.10.8.el5_8
  • java-1.6.0-openjdk-src RHEL 5 1:1.6.0.0-1.27.1.10.8.el5_8
  • java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo RHEL 5 1:1.6.0.0-1.27.1.10.8.el5_8
  • java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc RHEL 5 1:1.6.0.0-1.27.1.10.8.el5_8
  • java-1.6.0-openjdk RHEL 6 1:1.6.0.0-1.48.1.11.3.el6_2
  • java-1.6.0-openjdk-src RHEL 6 1:1.6.0.0-1.48.1.11.3.el6_2
  • java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo RHEL 6 1:1.6.0.0-1.48.1.11.3.el6_2
  • java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc RHEL 6 1:1.6.0.0-1.48.1.11.3.el6_2

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:0730RHSA-2012:0729RHSA-2012:1019RHSA-2012:1009RHSA-2012:0734

  • java-1_7_0-openjdk openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.7.0.121-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10534-1

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-2012-1724 updated cvss 5.0

OpenJDK: XML parsing infinite loop (JAXP, 7157609)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.27.1.10.8.el5_8, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-1.27.1.10.8.el5_8, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo 1.6.0.0-1.27.1.10.8.el5_8, java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.6.0.0-1.27.1.10.8.el5_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.27.1.10.8.el5_8, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-1.27.1.10.8.el5_8, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo 1.6.0.0-1.27.1.10.8.el5_8, java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.6.0.0-1.27.1.10.8.el5_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0730
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3, java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.48.1.11.3.el6_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3, java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.48.1.11.3.el6_2, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-1.48.1.11.3.el6_2, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0729
  • 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-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-sun-plugin 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el5_8 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-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el6_2, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.5-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el6_2, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el6_2, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0734
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.48.1.11.3.el6_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3, java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.48.1.11.3.el6_2, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-1.48.1.11.3.el6_2, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0729
  • 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-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el6_2, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.5-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el6_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0734
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3, java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.48.1.11.3.el6_2, java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.6.0.0-1.48.1.11.3.el6_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3, java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.48.1.11.3.el6_2, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-1.48.1.11.3.el6_2, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0729
  • 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-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-sun-plugin 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el5_8 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-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el6_2, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.5-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el6_2, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el6_2, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0734
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3, java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.48.1.11.3.el6_2, java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.6.0.0-1.48.1.11.3.el6_2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3, java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.48.1.11.3.el6_2, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-1.48.1.11.3.el6_2, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0729
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  • 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-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el6_2, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.5-1jpp.1.el6, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el6_2, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el6_2, +3 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0734

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Exploit prediction

3.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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.