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Vulnerabilities/CVE-2012-0507Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: sun · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2012-0507ListedCRITICAL (raw)CVSS 9.8NVD-CWE-noinfo

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

Published: 08 Jun 2012•Last updated: 14 Aug 2026, 10:46 AM IST•Source identifier: secalert_us@oracle.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 3 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Listed
Added03 Mar 2022
Due24 Mar 2022
RansomwareKnown
CVSS score
9.8CRITICAL (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Metric source134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
EPSS probability
98.2%0.982
Percentile100th
Weakness type
NVD-CWE-noinfo
CWE-843
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

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.

SOC priority

Immediate Attention

Actively exploited (source statement)

Yes

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: CISA KEV exploitation signal; SOC ecosystem technology relevance; CRITICAL severity; Source-confirmed exploitation or CISA KEV/ransomware metadata

Affected Products & Remediation

7 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • sun jre · 1.5.0; 1.6.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • oracle jre · 1.6.0; 1.7.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • debian debian linux · 6.0; 7.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • suse linux enterprise desktop · 10 · NVD CPE · Source
  • suse linux enterprise java · 10; 11 · NVD CPE · Source
  • suse linux enterprise server · 10; 11 · NVD CPE · Source
  • suse linux enterprise software development kit · 11 · NVD CPE · Source
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

  • CISA KEV: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Listed
Exploited (source statement)
Yes
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched kev-network-exposure (CVSS AV:N, CISA KEV Listed); network-unauthenticated (CVSS AV:N, CVSS PR:N, CVSS UI:N)

Exposure

  1. Identify assets with the exact CVE and confirm the affected product/version against the advisory.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · KEV listing raises urgency, but inventory is needed to establish local exposure. · Rule kev-network-exposure
  2. Identify devices reporting this CVE and note which expose the affected service to untrusted networks.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A network-reachable, no-privilege vector makes internet-facing instances the first exposure question. · Rule network-unauthenticated

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review relevant edge or application access logs for unusual requests around the advisory window.Telemetry: CommonSecurityLog · Log review is a hunting hypothesis; KEV listing alone does not show local exploitation. · Rule kev-network-exposure
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Exploitation evidence

  1. Review inbound connections to the affected service from unexpected sources since the advisory date.Telemetry: DeviceNetworkEvents · Hunting hypothesis from the CVSS vector; it does not show that exploitation occurred. · Rule network-unauthenticated

Response

  1. Recheck the affected assets after the source-stated mitigation or update is applied.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A follow-up inventory check verifies local remediation. · Rule kev-network-exposure

CISA KEV Record

Catalog entry
03 Mar 2022
Required action due
24 Mar 2022
Known ransomware use
Known

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
secalert_us@oracle.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · CISA KEV confirmed
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update14:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update16:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update17:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

2 public sources
CISA KEV CatalogAdded 2022-03-03nvd.nist.govSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2012-0507
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2012-0507
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2012-0507"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
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