Java JRE Updates February 2012

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Details
Vulnerability name/brief description Java JRE Updates February 2012
CVE/CAN name
Vendor threat level Critical
SophosLabs threat level High
Solution Java JRE 1.6.0_30 Java JRE 1.7.0_02
Vendor description A Critical Patch Update is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. The Critical Patch Update for Java SE also includes non-security fixes. Critical Patch Updates are cumulative and each advisory describes only the security fixes added since the previous Critical Patch Update.
SophosLabs comments Java is a particularly targeted application and while SophosLabs have yet to see malware exploiting these vulnerabilities we expect to see them soon.
SophosLabs testing result No SophosLabs testing result found
Currently known exploits No currently known exploits found
First sample seen No samples found
Discovery date 14 Feb 2012
Affected software JDK and JRE 7 Update 2 and earlier
JDK and JRE 6 Update 30 and earlier
JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 33 and earlier
SDK and JRE 1.4.2_35 and earlier
JavaFX 2.0.2 and earlier
References
Credits No credits found
Revisions
  • February 14, 2012 - Initial anlaysis written
  • February 17, 2012 - Revision replaced CVE-201103571 with CVE-2012-0507

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  • LOW RISK - There is little chance of this vulnerability being actively exploited by malware.
  • MEDIUM RISK - There is a possibility of this vulnerability being actively exploited by malware.
  • HIGH RISK - There is a strong possibility of this vulnerability being actively exploited by malware.
  • CRITICAL RISK - This vulnerability will almost certainly be actively exploited by malware.

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Affected Software:

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