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CVE-2012-1723

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 update 4 and earlier, 6 update 32 and earlier, 5...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
March 16, 2012
Published Date
June 16, 2012
Last Updated
February 10, 2025
Vendor
Oracle
Product
Java SE
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 update 4 and earlier, 6 update 32 and earlier, 5 update 35 and earlier, and 1.4.2_37 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Hotspot.
Tags
cisa malware ransomware metasploit_scanner

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

9.8 - CRITICAL

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

CVSS v2.0

10.0

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

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Automatable
Yes
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2022-03-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source
Proof of Concept Available
Yes (added 2017-02-20 19:53:31 UTC) Source
Used in Malware
Yes (added 2022-03-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0734.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpujun2012-1515912.html http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2012-June/019076.html http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134496371727681&w=2 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16259 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53960 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:095 http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21615246 http://secunia.com/advisories/51080 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134496371727681&w=2

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

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

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/browser/java_verifier_field_access.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:20 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

java_verifier_field_access

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2012-1723

EthanNJC/CVE-2012-1723

Type: github • Created: 2017-02-20 19:53:31 UTC • Stars: 0

Proof of concept exploit for CVE-2012-1723

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Proof of Concept Exploit Available

  • Exploit Used in Malware

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Detected by Metasploit