CVE-2012-4681

high

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.

References

https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2012/08/27/lets-start-the-week-with-a-new-java-0day

http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/08/zero-day-season-is-not-over-yet.html

http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/new-java-0day-exploited-in-the-wild/

http://www.deependresearch.org/2012/08/java-7-vulnerability-analysis.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2012-4681-1835715.html

http://immunityproducts.blogspot.com/2012/08/java-0day-analysis-cve-2012-4681.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00032.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1225.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00016.html

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=135109152819176&w=2

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-240A.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/51044

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55213

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2012-08-28

Updated: 2022-12-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

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

Impact Score: 10

Exploitability Score: 10

Severity: HIGH