CVE-2012-0507: Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Name
Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor
Oracle
Product
Java SE
Added to the catalog
2022-03-03
Due date for US federal agencies
2022-03-24
Catalog version
2026.10.30

An incorrect type vulnerability exists in the Concurrency component of Oracle's Java Runtime Environment allows an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.

Required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Ransomware use: CISA marks this vulnerability as known to be used in ransomware campaigns. CISA does not say which group used it.

Links in CISA's notes

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NVD analysis

Status
Analyzed
Published
2012-06-07T22:55:17.883
Last modified
2026-08-14T05:16:51.643
Weaknesses
NVD-CWE-noinfo, CWE-843

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 2 and earlier, 6 Update 30 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 33 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Concurrency. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the February 2012 Oracle CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from a downstream vendor and third party researchers that this issue occurs because the AtomicReferenceArray class implementation does not ensure that the array is of the Object[] type, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (JVM crash) or bypass Java sandbox restrictions. NOTE: this issue was originally mapped to CVE-2011-3571, but that identifier was already assigned to a different issue.

MetricScoreSeverityVectorScored by
CVSS 3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
CVSS 2.010HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C[email protected] (Primary)

References

  • http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2012/03/20/an-interesting-case-of-jre-sandbox-breach-cve-2012-0507.aspx (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory)
  • http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/03/new-java-attack-rolled-into-exploit-packs/ (Third Party Advisory)
  • http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00009.html (Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory)
  • http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00010.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133364885411663&w=2 (Third Party Advisory)
  • http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133365109612558&w=2 (Third Party Advisory)
  • http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133847939902305&w=2 (Third Party Advisory)
  • http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2 (Third Party Advisory)
  • http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254957702612&w=2 (Third Party Advisory)
  • http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0508.html (Third Party Advisory)
  • http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0514.html (Third Party Advisory)
  • http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html (Third Party Advisory)
  • http://secunia.com/advisories/48589 (Broken Link, Not Applicable)
  • http://secunia.com/advisories/48692 (Broken Link, Not Applicable)
  • http://secunia.com/advisories/48915 (Broken Link, Not Applicable)
  • http://secunia.com/advisories/48948 (Broken Link, Not Applicable)
  • http://secunia.com/advisories/48950 (Broken Link, Not Applicable)
  • http://weblog.ikvm.net/PermaLink.aspx?guid=cd48169a-9405-4f63-9087-798c4a1866d3 (Broken Link, Exploit)
  • http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2420 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2012-366318.html (Vendor Advisory)
  • http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52161 (Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
  • https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=788994 (Issue Tracking)
  • http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2012/03/20/an-interesting-case-of-jre-sandbox-breach-cve-2012-0507.aspx (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory)
  • http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/03/new-java-attack-rolled-into-exploit-packs/ (Third Party Advisory)
  • http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00009.html (Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory)
  • http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00010.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133364885411663&w=2 (Third Party Advisory)
  • http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133365109612558&w=2 (Third Party Advisory)
  • http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133847939902305&w=2 (Third Party Advisory)
  • http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2 (Third Party Advisory)
  • http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254957702612&w=2 (Third Party Advisory)
  • http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0508.html (Third Party Advisory)
  • http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0514.html (Third Party Advisory)
  • http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html (Third Party Advisory)
  • http://secunia.com/advisories/48589 (Broken Link, Not Applicable)
  • http://secunia.com/advisories/48692 (Broken Link, Not Applicable)
  • http://secunia.com/advisories/48915 (Broken Link, Not Applicable)
  • http://secunia.com/advisories/48948 (Broken Link, Not Applicable)
  • http://secunia.com/advisories/48950 (Broken Link, Not Applicable)
  • http://weblog.ikvm.net/PermaLink.aspx?guid=cd48169a-9405-4f63-9087-798c4a1866d3 (Broken Link, Exploit)
  • http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2420 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
  • http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2012-366318.html (Vendor Advisory)
  • http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52161 (Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
  • https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=788994 (Issue Tracking)
  • https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-0507 (US Government Resource)

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CVE record

Assigner
oracle
State
PUBLISHED
Published
2012-06-07T22:00:00.000Z
Updated
2026-08-14T03:55:42.092Z
Problem types
n/a

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 2 and earlier, 6 Update 30 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 33 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Concurrency. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the February 2012 Oracle CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from a downstream vendor and third party researchers that this issue occurs because the AtomicReferenceArray class implementation does not ensure that the array is of the Object[] type, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (JVM crash) or bypass Java sandbox restrictions. NOTE: this issue was originally mapped to CVE-2011-3571, but that identifier was already assigned to a different issue.

References

  • HPSBUX02784
  • http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2012-366318.html
  • 48692
  • HPSBMU02799
  • http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/03/new-java-attack-rolled-into-exploit-packs/
  • 48589
  • SSRT100805
  • http://weblog.ikvm.net/PermaLink.aspx?guid=cd48169a-9405-4f63-9087-798c4a1866d3
  • SUSE-SU-2012:0602
  • RHSA-2013:1455
  • SUSE-SU-2012:0603
  • 48950
  • 48948
  • http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2012/03/20/an-interesting-case-of-jre-sandbox-breach-cve-2012-0507.aspx
  • SSRT100871
  • 48915
  • HPSBUX02757
  • DSA-2420
  • RHSA-2012:0508
  • https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=788994
  • SSRT100867
  • RHSA-2012:0514
  • 52161
  • HPSBUX02760
  • SSRT100779
  • HPSBMU02797

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Defensive techniques (MITRE D3FEND)

D3FEND maps these defensive techniques to the weakness (CWE) that NVD lists for this CVE, through the digital artifacts the weakness affects. D3FEND does not say they stop this vulnerability.

CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

D3FEND lists no defensive technique for this weakness.

D3FEND ontology version 1.6.0.

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Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "CVE-2012-0507: Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability",
entity page, dataset version ref-c5801e8dc4fc, updated 2026-11-02T23:39:54.475Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/cve/CVE-2012-0507 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: CISA Catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, version 2026.10.30.
Underlying source: National Vulnerability Database (NIST), CVE API 2.0, record last modified 2026-08-14T05:16:51.643.
Underlying source: CVE List (CVE Program, The MITRE Corporation), record updated 2026-08-14T03:55:42.092Z.
Underlying source: MITRE D3FEND, ontology version 1.6.0.

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