CVE-2012-1723 on CISA KEV

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 remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknow

01What CISA says about this vulnerability

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 remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Hotspot.

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

03Notes & references

• security.gentoo.org — http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
• rhn.redhat.com — http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0734.html
• www.oracle.com — http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpujun2012-1515912.html
• mail.openjdk.java.net — http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2012-June/019076.html
• marc.info — http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134496371727681&w=2
• oval.cisecurity.org — https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3…
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53960
• www.mandriva.com — http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:095
• www.ibm.com — http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21615246
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/51080
• marc.info — http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134496371727681&w=2

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

Vendor	Product	Versions
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06Detection

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