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CVE-2012-0498: Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 2 and…

CVE-2012-0498 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Sun JRE. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

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 2D.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
  • Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
  • Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
  • Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
  • Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
  • Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

  • Sun JRE: up to and including 1.5.0; 1.5.0; 1.5.0 update1; 1.5.0 update10; 1.5.0 update11; 1.5.0 update12; 1.5.0 update13; 1.5.0 update14; 1.5.0 update15; 1.5.0 update16; 1.5.0 update17; 1.5.0 update18
  • Oracle JRE: up to and including 1.6.0; 1.6.0 update22; 1.6.0 update23; 1.6.0 update24; 1.6.0 update25; 1.6.0 update26; 1.6.0 update27; 1.6.0 update29; up to and including 1.7.0; 1.7.0; 1.7.0 update1

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