# CVE-2012-0507: Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

> CVE-2012-0507: Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability. CVSS 9.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2012-0507
Last updated: 2026-08-14T03:55:42Z

- Published: 2012-06-07 22:00 UTC · Updated: 2026-08-14 03:55 UTC · Assigner: oracle
- CVSS: 9.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Critical · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 98.2%, 100th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2022-03-03, federal due date 2022-03-24, ransomware use: Known

## Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 2 and earlier, 6 Update 30 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 33 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Concurrency.  NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the February 2012 Oracle CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from a downstream vendor and third party researchers that this issue occurs because the AtomicReferenceArray class implementation does not ensure that the array is of the Object\[\] type, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (JVM crash) or bypass Java sandbox restrictions.  NOTE: this issue was originally mapped to CVE-2011-3571, but that identifier was already assigned to a different issue.

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- Oracle: Java SE

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0507)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0507)
- [http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2012/03/20/an-interesting-case-of-jre-sandbox-breach-cve-2012-0507.aspx](http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2012/03/20/an-interesting-case-of-jre-sandbox-breach-cve-2012-0507.aspx)
- [http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/03/new-java-attack-rolled-into-exploit-packs/](http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/03/new-java-attack-rolled-into-exploit-packs/)
- [http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00009.html](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00009.html)
- [http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00010.html](http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00010.html)
- [http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133364885411663&w=2](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133364885411663&w=2)
- [http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133365109612558&w=2](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133365109612558&w=2)
- [http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133847939902305&w=2](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133847939902305&w=2)
- [http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254866602253&w=2)
- [http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254957702612&w=2](http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134254957702612&w=2)
- [http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0508.html](http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0508.html)
- [http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0514.html](http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0514.html)
- [http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html](http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html)
- [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show\_bug.cgi?id=788994](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=788994)
- [http://secunia.com/advisories/48589](http://secunia.com/advisories/48589)
- [http://secunia.com/advisories/48692](http://secunia.com/advisories/48692)
- [http://secunia.com/advisories/48915](http://secunia.com/advisories/48915)
- [http://secunia.com/advisories/48948](http://secunia.com/advisories/48948)
- [http://secunia.com/advisories/48950](http://secunia.com/advisories/48950)
- [http://weblog.ikvm.net/PermaLink.aspx?guid=cd48169a-9405-4f63-9087-798c4a1866d3](http://weblog.ikvm.net/PermaLink.aspx?guid=cd48169a-9405-4f63-9087-798c4a1866d3)
- [http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2420](http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2420)
- [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2012-366318.html](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2012-366318.html)
- [http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52161](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52161)

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