Sun JRE 5.0 before update 14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
Priority LOW 24CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Sun JRE 5.0 before update 14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) via an object tag with an encoded applet and an undefined name attribute, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference in jpiexp32.dll when the applet is decoded and passed to the JVM.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01882 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update10:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.5.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update11:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.5.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update12:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.5.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update13:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.5.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update7:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.5.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update8:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.5.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
| cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update9:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.5.0 | Vulnerable | Sun |
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update12:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update13:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0012
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5988-7686-p485
References
Advisory 1
More Sun Jre vulnerabilities
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- TI-2012-00455 Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-01300 The color management (CMM) functionality in the 2D component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2008-05098 The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2010-04185 Unspecified vulnerability in the Deployment component in Java Runtime Environment (JRE)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2010-03392 Unspecified vulnerability in the Deployment component in Oracle Java SE and Java for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2007-0012 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-0012 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5988-7686-p485 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2007-0012 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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