CVE-2012-4820
Unspecified vulnerability in the JRE component in IBM Java 7 SR2 and earlier, Java 6.0.1 SR3 and earlier, Java 6 SR11 and earlier, Java 5 SR14 and earlier, and Java 142 SR13 FP13 and earlier; as used in IBM Rational Host On-Demand, Rational Change, Tivoli Monitoring, Smart Analytics System 5600, Tivoli Remote Control 5.1.2, WebSphere Real Time, Lotus Notes & Domino, Tivoli Storage Productivity Center, and Service Deliver Manager; and other products from other vendors such as Red Hat, when running under a security manager, allows remote attackers to gain privileges by modifying or removing the security manager via vectors related to "insecure use of the java.lang.reflect.Method invoke() method."
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 5.1% (92th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-4745)
- Published
- January 11, 2013
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4745 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- ibm / java
- ibm / lotus domino
- ibm / lotus domino
- ibm / lotus domino
- ibm / lotus domino
- ibm / lotus domino
- ibm / lotus domino
- ibm / lotus domino
- ibm / lotus domino
- ibm / lotus domino
- ibm / lotus domino
- ibm / lotus domino
- ibm / lotus domino
- ibm / lotus domino
- ibm / lotus domino
- ibm / lotus domino
- ibm / lotus domino
- ibm / lotus domino
- ibm / lotus domino
- ibm / lotus domino
- ibm / lotus domino
- ibm / lotus domino
- ibm / lotus domino
- ibm / lotus domino
- ibm / lotus notes
- ibm / lotus notes
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References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1465.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1466.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1467.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1456.html(Third Party Advisory)
- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2012/Sep/38(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51326(Third Party Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51327(Third Party Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51328(Third Party Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51393(Third Party Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51634(Third Party Advisory)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV29654(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21615705(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21615800(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21616490(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21616594(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21616616(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21616617(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21616652(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21616708(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21621154(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21631786(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55495(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78764(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://www-304.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21616546(Vendor Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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