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CVE-2012-5088 in the critical feed json

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 7 and earlier allows remote attackers…

published 2012-10-16 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-5011

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
78.7%
EPSS 78.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.5%
public exploits
2
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 7 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Libraries.

Patch / fix

  • 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-1.7.0-oracle RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.9-1jpp.3.el6_3
  • java-1.7.0-oracle-src RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.9-1jpp.3.el6_3
  • java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.9-1jpp.3.el6_3

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:1467RHSA-2012:1391RHSA-2012:1386

  • 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-2012-5088 updated cvss 6.8

OpenJDK: MethodHandle insufficient access control checks (Libraries, 7196190)

  • 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 Desktop (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1, java-1.7.0-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-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_3, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.9-1jpp.3.el6_3, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_3, java-1.7.0-ibm-demo 1.7.0.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_3, java-1.7.0-ibm-jdbc 1.7.0.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_3, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.9-1jpp.3.el6_3, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1467
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1 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-1.7.0-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-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_3, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.9-1jpp.3.el6_3, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_3, java-1.7.0-ibm-demo 1.7.0.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_3, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.9-1jpp.3.el6_3, java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx 1.7.0.9-1jpp.3.el6_3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1467
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1, java-1.7.0-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-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_3, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.9-1jpp.3.el6_3, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_3, java-1.7.0-ibm-demo 1.7.0.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_3, java-1.7.0-ibm-jdbc 1.7.0.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_3, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.9-1jpp.3.el6_3, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1467
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1, java-1.7.0-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-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.9-2.3.3.el6_3.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1386
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_3, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.9-1jpp.3.el6_3, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_3, java-1.7.0-ibm-demo 1.7.0.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_3, java-1.7.0-ibm-jdbc 1.7.0.3.0-1jpp.2.el6_3, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.9-1jpp.3.el6_3, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:1467
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 java-1.6.0-sun, java-1.6.0-openjdk, java-1.6.0-sun-src, java-1.6.0-sun-demo, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc, java-1.6.0-sun-javafx, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 java-1.6.0-sun, java-1.6.0-openjdk, java-1.6.0-sun-src, java-1.6.0-sun-demo, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc, java-1.6.0-sun-plugin, +3 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/multi/browser/java_jre17_method_handle)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

78.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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