# CVE-2012-0498: Other in n/a

> Remote attackers can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability in Oracle Java SE via unspecified 2D vectors, requiring user interaction.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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 available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Feb 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vjgx-6cj7-qwh6

## What is CVE-2012-0498?

CVE-2012-0498 is a critical vulnerability in Oracle Jre, published on 15 Feb 2012. 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

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 2D.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0498?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Oracle Jre, Sun Jre.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-0498?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2012-0498 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0498 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Jre

- [CVE-2013-2465](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2465/): Oracle Java SE Unspecified (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2012-5076](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5076/): Oracle Java SE Sandbox Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-0431](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0431/): Oracle JRE Sandbox Bypass (low 3.7, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2012-0497](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0497/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-6485](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-6485/): Other in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-0498 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-0498 is a critical vulnerability in Oracle Jre, published on 15 Feb 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0498 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Jre. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0498/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0498/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0498
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0498
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-0498

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