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CVE-2012-1723

98
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-1723 is a critical vulnerability in Oracle Java SE, affecting versions 7 update 4 and earlier, 6 update 32 and earlier, 5 update 35 and earlier, and 1.4.2_37 and earlier, specifically within the Hotspot component of the Java Runtime Environment. This flaw allows remote attackers to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability with no user interaction required, as indicated by its CVSS score of 9.8. It is actively exploited in the wild, including in known ransomware campaigns, and has readily available exploit code through Metasploit. The vulnerability has garnered significant community attention and media coverage, highlighting its widespread impact and the urgency of patching.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.4.2_37CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.5.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
93.69%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Mar 3, 2022
Metasploit: Java Applet Field Bytecode Verifier Cache Remote Code Execution · Jun 6, 2012
ExploitDB: EDB-19717 · Jul 11, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9369 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 36,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-1.27.1.10.8.el5_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-1.48.1.11.3.el6_2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.5-2.2.1.el6_3
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el5_8
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.33-1jpp.1.el6_2
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.5-1jpp.1.el6
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oraclevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-1723Critical

OpenJDK: insufficient field accessibility checks (HotSpot, 7152811)

Jun 12, 2012

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
mail.openjdk.java.net / pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2012-June/019076.html
Mailing List
marc.info
Mailing List
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2012-0734.html
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/51080
Broken Link
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
Third Party Advisory
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16259
Broken Link
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Broken Link
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Broken Link
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/javacpujun2012-1515912.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/53960
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry