CVE-2012-4681

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
Link Resource
http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/08/zero-day-season-is-not-over-yet.html Third Party Advisory
http://immunityproducts.blogspot.com/2012/08/java-0day-analysis-cve-2012-4681.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/new-java-0day-exploited-in-the-wild/ Broken Link Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00032.html Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00016.html Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=135109152819176&w=2 Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1225.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51044 Not Applicable
http://www.deependresearch.org/2012/08/java-7-vulnerability-analysis.html Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2012-4681-1835715.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55213 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-240A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2012/08/27/lets-start-the-week-with-a-new-java-0day Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/08/zero-day-season-is-not-over-yet.html Third Party Advisory
http://immunityproducts.blogspot.com/2012/08/java-0day-analysis-cve-2012-4681.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/new-java-0day-exploited-in-the-wild/ Broken Link Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00032.html Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00016.html Mailing List
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=135109152819176&w=2 Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1225.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51044 Not Applicable
http://www.deependresearch.org/2012/08/java-7-vulnerability-analysis.html Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2012-4681-1835715.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55213 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-240A.html Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2012/08/27/lets-start-the-week-with-a-new-java-0day Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-4681
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2012-08-28 00:55

Updated : 2025-10-22 01:15


NVD link : CVE-2012-4681

Mitre link : CVE-2012-4681

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-4681


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Products Affected

redhat

  • enterprise_linux_desktop
  • enterprise_linux_eus
  • enterprise_linux_server
  • enterprise_linux_workstation

oracle

  • jre
  • jdk
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-284

Improper Access Control