Oracle JRE 1.6.0/1.7.0 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Oracle JRE 1.6.0/1.7.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-5072. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle JRE 1.6.0/1.7.0 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. 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. 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 via unknown vectors related to Security.

The weakness was released 10/16/2012 with Oracle (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-5072 since 09/22/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62597 (CentOS 6 : java-1.6.0-openjdk (CESA-2012:1384)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS 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 (79434), Tenable (62597), SecurityFocus (BID 56083†), Secunia (SA51028†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36719†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-8581, VDB-8582, VDB-62718 and VDB-62717. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 62597
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : java-1.6.0-openjdk (CESA-2012:1384)
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OpenVAS ID: 881526
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for java CESA-2012:1384 centos6
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: RHSA-2012:1384
Organization: Oracle
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-5072 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5072
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62701

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X-Force: 79434
SecurityFocus: 56083 - Oracle Java SE CVE-2012-5072 Remote Java Runtime Environment Vulnerability
Secunia: 51028
Vulnerability Center: 36719 - [javacpuoct2012-1515924] Oracle JRE in Java SE Unspecified Remote Vulnerability Related to Security - CVE-2012-5072, Medium

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Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/19/2021 09:35
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (59), 04/19/2017 10:31 (16), 12/19/2021 09:31 (2), 12/19/2021 09:35 (2)
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