CVE-2012-0500

Exp

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 2 and earlier, 6 Update 30 and earlier, and JavaFX 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted Java applets to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Deployment.

Published: 2012-02-15 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-0500 is rated High Exploit Risk (87.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 74.85%, 99th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-0500

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18520 exploit_db edb 2012-02-24 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0500

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 76.79% 74.85% -1.94%
2 2025-03-29 74.85% 76.79% +1.94%
3 2025-03-17 — 74.85% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0500

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0500

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-0500

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2012-0500: 1 GLSA(s) (201401-30), 5 atom(s) (app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-java, dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin, dev-java/oracle-jre-bin, dev-java/sun-jdk, dev-java/sun-jre-bin); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2012-0500
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0500
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-0500 medium priority: Ubuntu including 6 source packages (icedtea-web, openjdk-6, openjdk-6b18, openjdk-7, sun-java5, sun-java6), 54 status rows across 9 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, upstream): DNE 24, not-affected 22, needs-triage 6, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-0500

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2012-0500

Impact: Per: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2012-366318.html 'Applies to client deployments of Java. This vulnerability can be exploited only through Untrusted Java Web Start applications and Untrusted Java applets. (Untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted applets run in the Java sandbox with limited privileges.)'

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0500

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle jre <= 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:*:update30:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update22:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update23:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update24:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update25:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update26:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update27:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update29:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_14:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_15:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_16:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_17:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_18:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_19:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_20:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_21:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.6.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre <= 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:*:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle javafx <= 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:javafx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle javafx 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:javafx:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle javafx 1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:javafx:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle javafx 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:javafx:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle javafx 1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:javafx:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle javafx 1.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:javafx:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle javafx 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:javafx:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0500

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