--- title: "CVE-2007-0012\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-0012?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2007-0012 Publication date 9 January 2008 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Negligible** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description Sun JRE 5.0 before update 14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Internet Explorer crash) via an object tag with an encoded applet and an undefined name attribute, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference in jpiexp32.dll when the applet is decoded and passed to the JVM. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-0012?format=md#notes) ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | sun-java5 | 9.10 karmic | Not in release | | 9.04 jaunty | Not affected | | 8.10 intrepid | Not affected | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected | | 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 7.04 feisty | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 6.10 edgy | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life | | sun-java6 | 9.10 karmic | Not affected | | 9.04 jaunty | Not affected | | 8.10 intrepid | Not affected | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not affected | | 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage | | 7.04 feisty | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage | | 6.10 edgy | Not in release | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Not in release | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## Notes --- ### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand) browser bug and almost definitely Windows specific --- ### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur) advisory says java6 is not affected ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0012) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0012) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2007-0012) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-0012) ### Other references *