CVE-2012-0507

Confirmed PUBLISHED

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 2 and earlier, 6 Update 30 and earlier, and...

Oracle · Java SE

Exploited in the wild Used in malware PoC available

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Confidence

Confirmed

Exploitation Status

Exploited in the wild

Observed in Sensors

Attempts (30d)

—

Unique Attacker IPs

—

CISA KEV

In CISA KEV

CVSS / EPSS

9.8 Critical

At a Glance

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.

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CVE Published: Jun 07, 2012
Exploitation Reported: Mar 03, 2022
CVSS: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: —

Remote Low complexity No user interaction Unauthenticated

Affected Versions

Vendor	Product	Version	Status
n/a	n/a	n/a	Affected

CVE References

HPSBUX02784 marc.info · Vendor Advisory http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133847939902305&w=2
HPSBMU02799 marc.info · Vendor Advisory http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2
SSRT100805 marc.info · Vendor Advisory http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133365109612558&w=2
SUSE-SU-2012:0602 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00009...
RHSA-2013:1455 rhn.redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html

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SUSE-SU-2012:0603 lists.opensuse.org · Vendor Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00010...
HPSBUX02757 marc.info · Vendor Advisory http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133364885411663&w=2
DSA-2420 debian.org · Vendor Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2420
RHSA-2012:0508 rhn.redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0508.html
SSRT100867 marc.info · Vendor Advisory http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254957702612&w=2
RHSA-2012:0514 rhn.redhat.com · Vendor Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0514.html
48692 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/48692
48589 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/48589
48950 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/48950
48948 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/48948
48915 secunia.com · Third-Party Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/48915
52161 securityfocus.com · VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52161
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2012-3... oracle.com · CVE Record http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2012-3663...
krebsonsecurity.com/2012/03/new-java-attack-rolled-into-exploit-... krebsonsecurity.com · CVE Record http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/03/new-java-attack-rolled-into-exploi...
weblog.ikvm.net/PermaLink.aspx weblog.ikvm.net · CVE Record http://weblog.ikvm.net/PermaLink.aspx?guid=cd48169a-9405-4f63-9087-79...
blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2012/03/20/an-interesting-cas... blogs.technet.com · CVE Record http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2012/03/20/an-interesting-cas...
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi bugzilla.redhat.com · CVE Record https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=788994

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Source	Added
CISA First	2022-03-03 00:00 UTC

Scanner Artifacts

Nuclei and Metasploit references linked to this CVE.

Scanner	Reference	Detected
Metasploit	https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/browser/java_atomicreferencearray.rb	Apr 28, 2025

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 9.8 Critical

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

CVSS v2.0 10.0 High

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitation Status

Exploited in the wild

Recorded 2022-03-03 00:00:00 UTC · CISA

Used in malware

Recorded 2022-03-03 00:00:00 UTC · CISA

Proof of concept available

Recorded 2025-04-28 15:02:16 UTC

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-843

Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

Scanner Integrations

Scanner	Reference	Detected
Metasploit	https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/browser/java_atomicreferencearray.rb	Apr 28, 2025

Potential Proof of Concepts

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java_atomicreferencearray

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CVE-2012-0507

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CVE References

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