Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 7 and earlier, 6 Update 35 and earlier, 5.0 Update 36 and earlier, and 1.4.2_38 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect availability, related to JSSE.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-5081 is rated Moderate Risk (49.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 45.11%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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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 | 2026-06-15 | 75.70% | 45.11% | -30.59% |
| 2 | 2026-05-28 | 82.68% | 75.70% | -6.98% |
| 3 | 2026-04-29 | — | 82.68% | — |
Full EPSS history (43 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
|
high | CVE-2012-5081: 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-2012-5081 |
redhat
|
medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5081 |
ubuntu
|
low | CVE-2012-5081 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, released 13, ignored 6, not-affected 5, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5081 |
: Per: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuoct2012-1515924.html "Applies to server deployments of JSSE."
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| oracle | jdk | <= 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:*:update7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | <= 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:*:update7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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 | jre | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | <= 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:*:update35:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update22:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update23:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update24:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update25:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update26:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update27:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update29:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update30:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update31:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update32:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update33:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update34:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | <= 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:*:update35:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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: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:update33:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update34:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_14:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_15:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_16:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_17:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_18:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_19:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update1_b06:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0.200 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0.200:update20:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0.210 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0.210:update21:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:* |