CVE-2012-4681 — Security Box Score

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CVE-2012-4681CRITICAL

n/a n/a — Oracle Java SE

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  H  H  H    9.8   .9854   99.9   YES

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Aug 27  Reserved by mitre
  Mar 3   Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-03-24
  Mar 3   Published (CNA: mitre)
  Aug 6   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2012-4681. Public exploit reference added.

CWE-284 · CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.1 · 14 references · NVD status: Analyzed · KEV due March 24, 2022

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 6 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted applet that bypasses SecurityManager restrictions by (1) using com.sun.beans.finder.ClassFinder.findClass and leveraging an exception with the forName method to access restricted classes from arbitrary packages such as sun.awt.SunToolkit, then (2) using "reflection with a trusted immediate caller" to leverage the getField method to access and modify private fields, as exploited in the wild in August 2012 using Gondzz.class and Gondvv.class.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
August 27, 2012	Reserved	Reserved by mitre
March 3, 2022	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-03-24
March 3, 2022	Published	Published (CNA: mitre)
August 6, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2012-4681. Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-284

References (14)

http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/08/zero-day-season-is-not-over-yet.html [Third Party Advisory]
http://immunityproducts.blogspot.com/2012/08/java-0day-analysis-cve-2012-4681.html [Exploit, Third Party Advisory]
http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/new-java-0day-exploited-in-the-wild/ [Broken Link, Exploit]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00032.html [Mailing List]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00016.html [Mailing List]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=135109152819176&w=2 [Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1225.html [Third Party Advisory]
http://secunia.com/advisories/51044 [Not Applicable]
http://www.deependresearch.org/2012/08/java-7-vulnerability-analysis.html [Broken Link, Third Party Advisory]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2012-4681-1835715.html [Vendor Advisory]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55213 [Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-240A.html [Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource]
https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2012/08/27/lets-start-the-week-with-a-new-java-0day [Broken Link, Third Party Advisory]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-4681 [US Government Resource]

Authoritative record: CVE-2012-4681 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-284

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