Oracle JRE 1.6.0/1.7.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Oracle JRE 1.6.0/1.7.0. This affects an unknown part. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2012-1533. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle JRE 1.6.0/1.7.0 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as very critical. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 7 and earlier, and 6 Update 35 and earlier, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Deployment.

The weakness was released 10/16/2012 with Oracle (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-1533 since 03/08/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/08/2026). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 72139 (GLSA-201401-30 : Oracle JRE/JDK: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 185012 (HP-UX Running Java Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBUX02832)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79416), Exploit-DB (26123), Tenable (72139), SecurityFocus (BID 56046†) and Secunia (SA51326†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-5549, VDB-5550, VDB-7753 and VDB-8581. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 72139
Nessus Name: GLSA-201401-30 : Oracle JRE/JDK: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 841202
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for openjdk-7 USN-1619-1
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MetaSploit ID: java_ws_double_quote.rb
MetaSploit Name: Sun Java Web Start Double Quote Injection
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Suricata ID: 2017012
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03/08/2012 🔍
10/11/2012 +217 days 🔍
10/16/2012 +5 days 🔍
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10/17/2012 +1 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +888 days 🔍
10/08/2026 +4216 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: RHSA-2012:1391
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1533 (🔍)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1533
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62691

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X-Force: 79416
SecurityFocus: 56046 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2012-1533 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 51326
Vulnerability Center: 36704 - [javacpuoct2012-1515924] Oracle JRE in Java SE Remote Unspecified Vulnerability Related to Deployment (CVE-2012-1533), Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 10/08/2026 09:41
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (67), 04/19/2017 10:31 (19), 12/19/2021 08:31 (2), 12/19/2021 08:34 (1), 12/01/2024 11:51 (19), 10/08/2026 09:38 (1), 10/08/2026 09:41 (7)
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Committer: lywand
Cache ID: 216::103

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