An information disclosure flaw was found in the way the...
Vulnerability Description
An information disclosure flaw was found in the way the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) implementation of Java SE 7 as provided by OpenJDK 7 incorrectly initialized integer arrays after memory allocation (in certain circumstances they had nonzero elements right after the allocation). A remote attacker could use this flaw to obtain potentially sensitive information.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-4420
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-4420
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78693
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55538
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/12/4
- https://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=7196857
Affected Vendor
java-1.7.0-openjdk
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Timeline
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.