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CVE-2012-3159 json

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 7 and earlier, and 6 Update 35 and ear…

published 2012-10-16 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-3137

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.8%
EPSS 3.8% 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 7 and earlier, and 6 Update 35 and earlier, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Deployment, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-1533.

Patch / fix

  • 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 1:1.7.0.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_3
  • java-1.7.0-ibm-src RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_3
  • java-1.7.0-ibm-demo RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_3
  • java-1.7.0-ibm-jdbc RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_3
  • java-1.7.0-ibm-plugin RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_3
  • java-1.6.0-ibm RHEL 5 EXTRAS 1:1.6.0.12.0-1jpp.1.el5_8

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:1456RHSA-2013:1455RHSA-2012:1467RHSA-2012:1466RHSA-2012:1392RHSA-2012:1391

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-2012-3159 updated cvss 6.8

JDK: unspecified vulnerability (Deployment)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 java-1.7.0-ibm, java-1.7.0-oracle, java-1.7.0-oracle-src, java-1.7.0-oracle-demo, java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc, java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx, +1 more
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.12.0-1jpp.1.el5_8, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.12.0-1jpp.1.el5_8, +6 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el6_3, java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_3, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.12.0-1jpp.1.el6_3, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.9-1jpp.3.el6_3, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el6_3, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el6_3, +15 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el6_3, java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_3, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.12.0-1jpp.1.el6_3, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.9-1jpp.3.el6_3, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el6_3, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el6_3, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.12.0-1jpp.1.el5_8, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8, java-1.6.0-ibm-src 1.6.0.12.0-1jpp.1.el5_8, +6 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el6_3, java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_3, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.12.0-1jpp.1.el6_3, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.9-1jpp.3.el6_3, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el6_3, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el6_3, +15 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el6_3, java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_3, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.12.0-1jpp.1.el6_3, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.9-1jpp.3.el6_3, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el6_3, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el6_3, +15 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1466
  • 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

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Exploit prediction

3.82% 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 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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.