VDB-62695 · CVE-2012-4416 · RHSA-2012:1384

Oracle JRE 1.6.0/1.7.0 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle JRE 1.6.0/1.7.0 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2012-4416. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle JRE 1.6.0/1.7.0 (Programming Language Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. 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 and integrity via unknown vectors related to Hotspot.

The weakness was published 10/16/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-4416 since 08/21/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/19/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product decreasing in the near future.The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69626 (Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.6.0-openjdk (ALAS-2012-136)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 185012 (HP-UX Running Java Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBUX02832)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (78432), Tenable (69626), SecurityFocus (BID 55501†), Secunia (SA51028†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36716†). Similar entries are available at VDB-8581, VDB-8582, VDB-62718 and VDB-62717. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Programming Language Software

Vendor

Oracle

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open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 69626
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.6.0-openjdk (ALAS-2012-136)
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OpenVAS ID: 881526
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for java CESA-2012:1384 centos6
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/21/2012 🔍
09/11/2012 +21 days 🔍
09/11/2012 +0 days 🔍
10/16/2012 +35 days 🔍
10/16/2012 +0 days 🔍
10/18/2012 +2 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +887 days 🔍
12/19/2021 +2462 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: RHSA-2012:1384
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-4416 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4416
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62695

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X-Force: 78432
SecurityFocus: 55501 - Oracle Java Virtual Machine (JVM) CVE-2012-4416 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 51028
Vulnerability Center: 36716 - [javacpuoct2012-1515924] Oracle JRE in Java SE Remote Unspecified Vulnerability Related to Hotspot - CVE-2012-4416, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/19/2021 08:57
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (60), 04/19/2017 10:31 (14), 12/19/2021 08:53 (2), 12/19/2021 08:57 (2)
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