CVE-2012-0507

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.8 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-03), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 98%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · kev ransomware · Metasploit · Exploit-DB (verified) · epss top5pct · epss high · public exploitExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

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.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8CRITICALhigh confidence
EG Risk
99
EG Risk 99/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Attend at low mission impact; Act at medium or high.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it sooner than your standard update timelines at low mission impact and as soon as possible at medium or high.
EPSS PROB
98%
EPSS %ILE
99th
KEV
⚠ Exploited

CISA SSVCAttend at low mission impact; Act at medium or high.

A fix is available. Apply it sooner than your standard update timelines at low mission impact and as soon as possible at medium or high.

Exploitation active (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

June 7, 2012

Last Modified

August 14, 2026

Advisory Details (11)

Auto-updated Oct 2, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available.
generic
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0508.html
generic

'[security bulletin] HPSBMU02797 SSRT100867 rev.1 - HP Network Node Manager i (NNMi) v9.1x Running JD' - MARC

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254957702612&w=2
generic

'[security bulletin] HPSBMU02799 SSRT100867 rev.1 - HP Network Node Manager i (NNMi) v9.0x Running JD' - MARC

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2
generic

'[security bulletin] HPSBUX02784 SSRT100871 rev.1 - HP-UX Running Java, Remote Unauthorized Access, D' - MARC

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133847939902305&w=2
generic

'[security bulletin] HPSBUX02760 SSRT100805 rev.1 - HP-UX Running Java, Remote Unauthorized Access, D' - MARC

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133365109612558&w=2
generic

'[security bulletin] HPSBUX02757 SSRT100779 rev.2 - HP-UX Running Java, Remote Unauthorized Access, D' - MARC

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133364885411663&w=2
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

New Java Attack Rolled into Exploit Packs – Krebs on Security

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/03/new-java-attack-rolled-into-exploit-packs/
generic

Archived MSDN and TechNet Blogs | Microsoft Learn

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2012/03/20/an-interesting-case-of-jre-sandbox-breach-cve-2012-0507.aspx
generic
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html
generic

About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/48589
generic

About Secunia Research | Flexera

http://secunia.com/advisories/48692

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2012-0507(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(8)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuopenjdk-6-jre-zero (6b18-1.8.13-0ubuntu1~10.10.1) @ maverick2026-10-05ubuntu
ubuntuopenjdk-6-jre-lib (6b23~pre11-0ubuntu1.11.10.2) @ oneiric2026-10-05ubuntu
redhatjava-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.14.0-1jpp.1.el5_92013-10-23redhat
redhatjava-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.10.1-1jpp.5.el6_22012-04-24redhat
redhatjava-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.13.1-1jpp.2.el6_22012-04-23redhat
redhatjava-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-1.25.1.10.6.el5_82012-02-21redhat
redhatjava-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.31-1jpp.1.el6_22012-02-16redhat
redhatjava-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-1.43.1.10.6.el6_22012-02-14redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Debian:6.0(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFix by version rangeDependents
openjdk-66b18-1.8.10-0+squeeze1 ... 6b18-1.8.9-0.1~squeeze1 (17 versions)
  • every version up to 6b18-1.8.13-0+squeeze1: fixed in 6b18-1.8.13-0+squeeze1
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Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(6)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 91× in last 7d / 402× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-10-05 19:57 UTCVendor advisory
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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-18679✓ verified
    First seen Mar 30, 2012

    Java - AtomicReferenceArray Type Violation (Metasploit)

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/multi/browser/java_atomicreferencearray✓ verified
    First seen Feb 14, 2012

    Java AtomicReferenceArray Type Violation Vulnerability

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2012-0507?
CVE-2012-0507 is a critical vulnerability published on June 7, 2012. 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:…
When was CVE-2012-0507 disclosed?
CVE-2012-0507 was first published on June 7, 2012, with the most recent update on August 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2012-0507 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2012-0507 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on March 3, 2022, affecting Oracle Java SE. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate attention. A fix is available. Apply it.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-0507?
CVE-2012-0507 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
Which products are affected by CVE-2012-0507?
CVE-2012-0507 affects Oracle Java SE. The affected packages EchelonGraph has on record, with version ranges, are listed in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2012-0507?
A fix for CVE-2012-0507 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2012-0507 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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