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CVE-2012-4681

This CVE name corresponds to:

Entered	Topic
2012-08-30	Java 1.7 -- security manager bypass

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CVE-2012-4681 at cve.mitre.org

Details

Type	Candidate
Name	CVE-2012-4681
Phase	Assigned(20120827)

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 6 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted applet that bypasses SecurityManager restrictions by (1) using com.sun.beans.finder.ClassFinder.findClass and leveraging an exception with the forName method to access restricted classes from arbitrary packages such as sun.awt.SunToolkit, then (2) using "reflection with a trusted immediate caller" to leverage the getField method to access and modify private fields, as exploited in the wild in August 2012 using Gondzz.class and Gondvv.class.

References

Source	Reference
MISC	http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2012/08/zero-day-season-is-not-over-yet.html
MISC	http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2012/new-java-0day-exploited-in-the-wild/
MISC	https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2012/08/27/lets-start-the-week-with-a-new-java-0day
MISC	http://immunityproducts.blogspot.com/2012/08/java-0day-analysis-cve-2012-4681.html
MISC	http://www.deependresearch.org/2012/08/java-7-vulnerability-analysis.html
CONFIRM	http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2012-4681-1835715.html
HP	HPSBUX02824
HP	SSRT100970
REDHAT	RHSA-2012:1225
SUSE	SUSE-SU-2012:1231
SUSE	SUSE-SU-2012:1398
CERT	TA12-240A
SECUNIA	51044