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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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.
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.