Oracle JavaFX up to 2.1 Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Oracle JavaFX up to 2.1. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-5078. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle JavaFX up to 2.1 (Programming Language Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the JavaFX component in Oracle Java SE JavaFX 2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 10/16/2012 with Oracle (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-5078 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/19/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62593 (Oracle Java SE Multiple Vulnerabilities (October 2012 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120604 (Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update - October 2012 (ROBOT)).

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 Tenable (62593), SecurityFocus (BID 56066†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36698†). The entries VDB-8581, VDB-8582, VDB-62718 and VDB-62717 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 62593
Nessus Name: Oracle Java SE Multiple Vulnerabilities (October 2012 CPU)
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09/22/2012 🔍
10/11/2012 +19 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: oracle.com
Organization: Oracle
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-5078 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5078
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62707

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SecurityFocus: 56066 - Oracle JavaFX CVE-2012-5078 Remote Security Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 36698 - [javacpuoct2012-1515924] Oracle Java SE JavaFX 2.2 and Earlier Remote Unspecified Vulnerability - CVE-2012-5078, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/19/2021 10:18
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (53), 04/19/2017 10:31 (11), 12/19/2021 10:18 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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