AEGLIX vulnerability intelligence
CVE-2012-4681
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 · Analyzed
Published: 2012-08-28 · Updated: 2026-08-06 · Source: NVD
Vulnerability overview
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.
Severity and scoring
- CVSS score
- 9.8 · CRITICAL
- CVSS version
- 3.1
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-284, NVD-CWE-Other
CVSS measures technical severity; it does not establish whether this vulnerability is being exploited in your environment.
Known exploitation and remediation
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
- Affected product
- Oracle · Java SE
- Added to catalog
- 2022-03-03
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- CISA remediation due date
- 2022-03-24
CISA deadlines apply to the organizations covered by its directives. Confirm your own remediation requirements.
Verify affected versions and patch availability in the vendor advisory before making changes.
Affected products and versions
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update14:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update16:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update17:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update18:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update19:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update20:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update21:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update22:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update23:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update24:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update25:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update26:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update27:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update29:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update30:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update31:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update32:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update33:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update34:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update14:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update16:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update17:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update18:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update19:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update20:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update21:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update22:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update23:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update24:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update25:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update26:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update27:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update29:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update30:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update31:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update32:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update33:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update34:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
These are NVD CPE applicability entries. Some products depend on configuration conditions; consult the official record to confirm applicability.
Advisories and references
- 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
- 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