Oracle JRE 1.7.0 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Oracle JRE 1.7.0. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-5076. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle JRE 1.7.0 (Programming Language Software). This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is 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 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability, related to JAX-WS.

The bug was discovered 10/17/2012. The weakness was published 10/16/2012 with Oracle (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-5076 since 09/22/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as attacked. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62598 (CentOS 6 : java-1.7.0-openjdk (CESA-2012:1386) (ROBOT)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120604 (Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update - October 2012 (ROBOT)). The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 03/28/2022 with a due date of 04/18/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 26834. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12762.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (24309), Tenable (62598), SecurityFocus (BID 55888†), OSVDB (86350†) and Secunia (SA51029†). Similar entries are available at VDB-8581, VDB-8582, VDB-62718 and VDB-62717. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 62598
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : java-1.7.0-openjdk (CESA-2012:1386) (ROBOT)
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OpenVAS ID: 881525
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for java CESA-2012:1386 centos6
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Saint ID: exploit_info/java_jaxws_sandbox
Saint Name: Java JAX-WS gmbal package sandbox breach

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MetaSploit ID: java_jre17_glassfish_averagerangestatisticimpl.rb
MetaSploit Name: Java Applet AverageRangeStatisticImpl Remote Code Execution
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Snort ID: 26834
Snort Message: EXPLOIT-KIT Sweet Orange exploit kit landing page in.php base64 uri
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Suricata ID: 2015887
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: RHSA-2012:1386
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5076 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5076
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62705

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SecurityFocus: 55888 - RETIRED: Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update October 2012 Advance Notification
Secunia: 51029
OSVDB: 86350 - CVE-2012-5076 - Oracle - Java SE - Unspecified Issue
Vulnerability Center: 36702 - [javacpuoct2012-1515924] Oracle JRE in Java SE Remote Unspecified Vulnerability Related to JAX-WS (CVE-2012-5076), Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 04/22/2026 11:21
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (88), 07/30/2019 21:30 (17), 12/19/2021 10:04 (2), 04/24/2024 18:33 (23), 09/09/2024 22:29 (1), 12/19/2024 21:54 (3), 04/22/2026 11:21 (10)
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