CVE-2012-5076
CVE-2012-5076 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Oracle Jre with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. It is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, confirming it has been exploited in the wild (added 2022-03-28). The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-284.
Key facts
- Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
- CVSS v2: 10.0
- EPSS exploit prediction: 91% (100th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Yes — listed in CISA KEV (added 2022-03-28)
- EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2012-4999
- EU exploitation: Flagged exploited in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (since 2022-03-28)
- Weakness: CWE-284
- Affected product: Oracle Jre
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
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, related to JAX-WS.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-5076?
- 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, related to JAX-WS.
- How severe is CVE-2012-5076?
- CVE-2012-5076 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
- Is CVE-2012-5076 being actively exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2012-5076 is on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added on 2022-03-28, which means active exploitation has been confirmed. It should be prioritised for remediation.
- What products are affected by CVE-2012-5076?
- CVE-2012-5076 primarily affects Oracle Jre. In total, 9 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2012-5076?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Because this CVE is known to be actively exploited, treat remediation as urgent — CISA KEV typically sets a short remediation deadline.
- Does CVE-2012-5076 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?
- Yes. CVE-2012-5076 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2012-4999. It is also flagged as exploited in the EUVD (since 2022-03-28).
- When was CVE-2012-5076 published?
- CVE-2012-5076 was published on 2012-10-16 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00016.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1386.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1391.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1467.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51029
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51326
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51390
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuoct2012-1515924.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16641
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-5076
Affected products (9)
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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