CVE-2012-1717

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 update 4 and earlier, 6 update 32 and earlier, 5 update 35 and earlier, and 1.4.2_37 and earlier allows local users to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to printing on Solaris or Linux.

Published: 2012-06-16 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-1717 is rated Low Risk (20.9/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.15%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1717

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 2025-12-07 0.15% 0.15% -0.01%
2 2025-06-20 0.15% 0.15% +0.01%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.15% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-1717

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-1717

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-1717

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2012-1717: 2 GLSA(s) (201401-30, 201406-32), 6 atom(s) (app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-java, dev-java/icedtea-bin, 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-2012-1717
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1717
ubuntu low CVE-2012-1717 low priority: Ubuntu including 6 source packages (icedtea-web, openjdk-6, openjdk-6b18, openjdk-7, sun-java5, sun-java6), 42 status rows across 7 suites (hardy, lucid, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, upstream): DNE 17, not-affected 8, needs-triage 6, released 6, ignored 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-1717

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2012-1717

Impact: Per: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpujun2012-1515912.html 'Applies to printing on the Solaris and Linux platforms. This vulnerability cannot be exploited through untrusted Java Web Start applications or untrusted Java applets. It also cannot be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using untrusted Java Web Start applications or untrusted Java applets, such as through a web service.'

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-1717

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle jre >= 1.4.2, <= 1.4.2_37 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update14:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update16:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update17:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update18:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update19:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update20:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update21:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update22:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update23:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update24:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update25:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update26:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update27:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update28:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update29:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update30:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update31:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update32:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update33:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update34:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update35:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update14:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update16:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update17:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update18:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update19:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update20:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update21:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update30:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update31:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update32:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 jre 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk >= 1.4.2, <= 1.4.2_37 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.5.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.5.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.5.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-1717

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00020.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00028.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00032.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00035.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2012-June/019076.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0734.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1243.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1456.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50659 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/51080 Broken Link
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21615246 Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:095 Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150 Broken Link
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2012-392727.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpujun2012-1515912.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53952 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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