CVE-2012-4420
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2012-4420 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2019-12-26 21:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2020-01-14 17:33:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-200
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bug ID: JDK-7196857 Int array initializes with nonzero elements. | MISC | bugs.java.com | Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | MISC | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| OpenJDK Java Virtual Machine (JVM) CVE-2012-4420 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability | MISC | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| CVE-2012-4420 - Red Hat Customer Portal | MISC | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| 856588 – (CVE-2012-4420) CVE-2012-4420 java-1.7.0-openjdk: JVM heap memory disclosure | MISC | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - Re: CVE Request (minor) -- JVM: heap memory disclosure (possibly various JDKs) | MISC | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - Re: CVE Request (minor) -- JVM: heap memory disclosure (possibly various JDKs) | MISC | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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