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CVE-2012-4681

CRITICALCISA KEV

9.8

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 6 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted applet that bypasses SecurityManager restrictions by (1) using com.sun.beans.finder.ClassFinder.findClass and leveraging an exception with the forName method to access restricted classes from arbitrary packages such as sun.awt.SunToolkit, then (2) using "reflection with a trusted immediate caller" to leverage the getField method to access and modify private fields, as exploited in the wild in August 2012 using Gondzz.class and Gondvv.class.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published8/28/2012

Last Modified10/22/2025

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorOracle

ProductJava SE

Vulnerability NameOracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2022-03-03

Remediation Due Date2022-03-24

Ransomware UseKnown

Affected Products

oracle:jdkoracle:jreredhat:enterprise_linux_desktopredhat:enterprise_linux_eusredhat:enterprise_linux_serverredhat:enterprise_linux_workstation

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-284

References

http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/08/zero-day-season-is-not-over-yet.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://immunityproducts.blogspot.com/2012/08/java-0day-analysis-cve-2012-4681.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/new-java-0day-exploited-in-the-wild/(cve@mitre.org)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00032.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00016.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=135109152819176&w=2(cve@mitre.org)

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1225.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://secunia.com/advisories/51044(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.deependresearch.org/2012/08/java-7-vulnerability-analysis.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2012-4681-1835715.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55213(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-240A.html(cve@mitre.org)

https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2012/08/27/lets-start-the-week-with-a-new-java-0day(cve@mitre.org)

http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/08/zero-day-season-is-not-over-yet.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://immunityproducts.blogspot.com/2012/08/java-0day-analysis-cve-2012-4681.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/new-java-0day-exploited-in-the-wild/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00032.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00016.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=135109152819176&w=2(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1225.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/51044(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.deependresearch.org/2012/08/java-7-vulnerability-analysis.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2012-4681-1835715.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55213(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-240A.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2012/08/27/lets-start-the-week-with-a-new-java-0day(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-4681(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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