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CVE-2012-4820

Published: Jan 11, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
9.3CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
5.1%
Top 8.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the JRE component in IBM Java 7 SR2 and earlier, Java 6.0.1 SR3 and earlier, Java 6 SR11 and earlier, Java 5 SR14 and earlier, and Java 142 SR13 FP13 and earlier; as used in IBM Rational Host On-Demand, Rational Change, Tivoli Monitoring, Smart Analytics System 5600, Tivoli Remote Control 5.1.2, WebSphere Real Time, Lotus Notes & Domino, Tivoli Storage Productivity Center, and Service Deliver Manager; and other products from other vendors such as Red Hat, when running under a security manager, allows remote attackers to gain privileges by modifying or removing the security manager via vectors related to "insecure use of the java.lang.reflect.Method invoke() method."

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

javaibm
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
lotus dominoibm
On-premDesktop App
Enterprise Software / collaboration-groupware
lotus notesibm
On-premDesktop App
Enterprise Software / collaboration-groupware
lotus notes sametimeibm
On-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
lotus notes traveleribm
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / collaboration-groupware
ibmcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka international business machines
and 12 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1465.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1466.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1467.html
rhn.redhat.com
and 22 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jan 11, 2013
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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