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CVE-2012-5071 json

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

published 2012-10-16 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-4994

cvss
6.4
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.4%
EPSS 3.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 7 and earlier, 6 Update 35 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 36 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality and integrity, related to JMX.

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-2012:1465RHSA-2012:1392

  • 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-2012-5071 updated cvss 5.8

OpenJDK: DescriptorSupport insufficient package access checks (JMX, 7192975)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 java-1.7.0-ibm, java-1.7.0-oracle, java-1.7.0-openjdk, java-1.7.0-oracle-src, java-1.7.0-oracle-demo, java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc, +2 more
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.28.1.10.10.el5_8, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-1.28.1.10.10.el5_8, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo 1.6.0.0-1.28.1.10.10.el5_8, java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.6.0.0-1.28.1.10.10.el5_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.28.1.10.10.el5_8, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-1.28.1.10.10.el5_8, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo 1.6.0.0-1.28.1.10.10.el5_8, java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.6.0.0-1.28.1.10.10.el5_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1385
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1, java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.50.1.11.5.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1, java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.50.1.11.5.el6_3, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-1.50.1.11.5.el6_3, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1384
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.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, +13 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-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.1.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, +21 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1465
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1, java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.50.1.11.5.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1, java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.50.1.11.5.el6_3, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-1.50.1.11.5.el6_3, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1384
  • 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-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.1.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, +11 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1465
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1, java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.50.1.11.5.el6_3, java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.6.0.0-1.50.1.11.5.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1, java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.50.1.11.5.el6_3, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-1.50.1.11.5.el6_3, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1384
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.37-1jpp.1.el5_8, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.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, +13 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-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.1.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, +21 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1465
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1, java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.50.1.11.5.el6_3, java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.6.0.0-1.50.1.11.5.el6_3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1, java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-1.50.1.11.5.el6_3, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-1.50.1.11.5.el6_3, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1384
  • 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-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.15.0-1jpp.1.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, +21 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1465
  • 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

3.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.4 AV:N/AC:L/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.