# CVE-2012-5077: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can compromise confidentiality in Oracle Java SE via unspecified security vectors, requiring users to upgrade the runtime environment.

- **Severity:** Low 2.6 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not stated
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 Oct 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rm29-f2rr-x57m

## What is CVE-2012-5077?

CVE-2012-5077 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Jdk, published on 16 Oct 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 7 and earlier, 6 Update 35 and earlier, 5.0 Update 36 and earlier, and 1.4.2_38 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to Security.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5077?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Oracle Jdk, Oracle Jre, Sun Jdk, Sun Jre.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-5077?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2012-5077 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5077 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Jdk

- [CVE-2012-4681](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4681/): Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2012-1723](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1723/): Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-4805](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4805/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-4835](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4835/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-4843](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4843/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-5077 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-5077 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Jdk, published on 16 Oct 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5077 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Jdk. 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-2012-5077/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5077/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5077
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5077
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-5077

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