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CVE-2012-4420

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-4420 is an information disclosure vulnerability affecting the OpenJDK 7 implementation of Java SE 7. It stems from the JVM incorrectly initializing integer arrays with non-zero elements after memory allocation, potentially allowing a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this flaw has a low attack complexity and no user interaction required, leading to a high impact on confidentiality. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.51%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0451 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-4420

java-1.7.0-openjdk: JVM heap memory disclosure

Sep 7, 2012

References

access.redhat.com / security/cve/cve-2012-4420
Third Party Advisory
bugs.java.com / bugdatabase/view_bug.do
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/78693
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/09/12/4
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/3
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/55538
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry