CVE-2007-0012 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Internet Explorer via a crafted applet object, causing a denial of service through a null pointer dereference in the Java plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-0012?
CVE-2007-0012 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sun Jre, published on 9 Jan 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Sun JRE 5.0 before update 14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) via an object tag with an encoded applet and an undefined name attribute, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference in jpiexp32.dll when the applet is decoded and passed to the JVM.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0012?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Jre.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0012?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0012 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2007-0012 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0012 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Jre
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5988-7686-p485.