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CVE-2007-0012

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2007-0012 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from sun organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-01-09T23:46:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	sun	jre	≤ 1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	≤ 1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	≤ 1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	≤ 1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	≤ 1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	≤ 1.5.0	Yes
Application	sun	jre	≤ 1.5.0	Yes

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3527 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485942/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27185 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39549 ([email protected])
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3527 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485942/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27185 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39549 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For sun's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.