Is CVE-2012-1675 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-1675 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-1675?

CVE-2012-1675 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-1675

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 77.4%EU EUVD

The TNS Listener, as used in Oracle Database 11g 11.1.0.7, 11.2.0.2, and 11.2.0.3, and 10g 10.2.0.3, 10.2.0.4, and 10.2.0.5, as used in Oracle Fusion Middleware, Enterprise Manager, E-Business Suite, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary database commands by performing a remote registration of a database (1) instance or (2) service name that already exists, then conducting a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack to hijack database connections, aka "TNS Poison."

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 77.4% (100th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-1685)
Published: May 8, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-1685 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

oracle / database server
oracle / database server
oracle / database server
oracle / database server
oracle / database server
oracle / database server
oracle / database server

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00018.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Apr/204(Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Apr/343(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/359816(Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:150(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2012-1675-1608180.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53308(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027000(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://blogs.oracle.com/security/entry/security_alert_for_cve_2012(Vendor Advisory)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75303(VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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