CVE-2012-4420: Infoleak
First published: Thu Dec 26 2019(Updated: )
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.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle JDK | =7.0 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55538
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-4420
- https://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=7196857
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-4420
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78693
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/12/4
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