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CVE-2012-3174

CWE-264Published: January 14, 2013· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

10.0

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java 7 before Update 11 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0422. NOTE: some parties have mapped CVE-2012-3174 to an issue involving recursive use of the Reflection API, but that issue is already covered as part of CVE-2013-0422. This identifier is for a different vulnerability whose details are not public as of 20130114.

Technical Analysis

CVE-2012-3174 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges Req.

User Interaction

Scope

Impact

ConfidentialityC

IntegrityC

AvailabilityC

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Vendors & Products

Oracle2 product(s)

jdkjre

Source: NVD CPE · 2 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time

Offensive Security exploit database

GitHub PoC Search

Community PoC repositories

Rapid7 / Metasploit

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Security advisories & exploits

Official NIST entry

CVE Program entry

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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2013-0422-1896849.html

ADVISORYhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2013-0422-1896849.html

All References (16)

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http://blog.fuseyism.com/index.php/2013/01/15/security-icedtea-2-1-4-2-2-4-2-3-4-released/

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00025.html

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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0156.html

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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0165.html

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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:095

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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2013-0422-1896849.htmlVendor Advisory

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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1693-1

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https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0018

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http://blog.fuseyism.com/index.php/2013/01/15/security-icedtea-2-1-4-2-2-4-2-3-4-released/

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00025.html

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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0156.html

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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0165.html

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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:095

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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2013-0422-1896849.htmlVendor Advisory

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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1693-1

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2012-3174

CVSS Score10.0 / 10

SeverityCRITICAL

WeaknessCWE-264

CISA KEVNo

Affected1 vendor(s)

PublishedJan 14, 2013

Related CVEs (CWE-264)

Recommended Actions

→Apply vendor patches immediately
→Monitor CVE-2012-3174 in threat intel feeds
→Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts

Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.

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