SB2012101714 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle JavaFX
Published: October 17, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5078)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Unspecified vulnerability in the JavaFX component in Oracle Java SE JavaFX 2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-5080. Per: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuoct2012-1515924.html "Applies to client deployment of Java only. This vulnerability can be exploited only through untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted Java applets. (Untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted applets run in the Java sandbox with limited privileges.)"
2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5082)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
Unspecified vulnerability in the JavaFX component in Oracle Java SE JavaFX 2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors. Per: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuoct2012-1515924.html "Applies to client deployment of Java only. This vulnerability can be exploited only through untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted Java applets. (Untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted applets run in the Java sandbox with limited privileges.)"
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00016.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuoct2012-1515924.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56066
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16308
- http://osvdb.org/86370
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56078
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15827