CVSS 3.1
9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2012-4681
Multiple vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 6 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted applet that bypasses SecurityManager restrictions by (1) using com.sun.beans.finder.ClassFinder.findClass and leveraging an exception with the forName method to access restricted classes from arbitrary packages such as sun.awt.SunToolkit, then (2) using "reflection with a trusted immediate caller" to leverage the getField method to access and modify private fields, as exploited in the wild in August 2012 using Gondzz.class and Gondvv.class.
Severity
- EPSS
- 99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 99% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CISA KEV
- listed 2022-03-03, due 2022-03-24, known ransomware use
- CWE
- CWE-284
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- oracle:jdk
- oracle:jre
- redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop
- redhat:enterprise_linux_eus
- redhat:enterprise_linux_server
- redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation
References
- http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/08/zero-day-season-is-not-over-yet.html
- http://immunityproducts.blogspot.com/2012/08/java-0day-analysis-cve-2012-4681.html
- http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/new-java-0day-exploited-in-the-wild/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00032.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00016.html