CVEvulnerability

CVE-2012-5076

9.8 CRITICAL Known exploited Published 2012-10-16 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Oracle Java SE Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability — Oracle Java SE

The default Java security properties configuration did not restrict access to the com.sun.org.glassfish.external and com.sun.org.glassfish.gmbal packages. An untrusted Java application or applet could use these flaws to bypass Java sandbox restrictions.

Added to KEV: 2022-03-28
Remediation due: 2022-04-18
Ransomware use: Unknown
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5076

Status: Analyzed
Published: 2012-10-16
Last modified: 2026-06-16
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0): 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses: CWE-284

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.

Affected configurations

• oracle jre 1.7.0 • suse linux enterprise desktop 11

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-284 Improper Access Control weakness

References