--- title: "CVE-2012-0505\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-2012-0505?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2012-0505 Publication date 15 February 2012 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 2 and earlier, 6 Update 30 and earlier, 5 Update 33 and earlier, and 1.4.2\_35 and earlier allows remote untrusted Java Web Start applications and untrusted Java applets to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Serialization. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-0505?format=md#notes) ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | icedtea-web | 13.04 raring | Not affected | | 12.10 quantal | Not affected | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected | | 11.10 oneiric | Not affected | | 11.04 natty | Not affected | | 10.10 maverick | Not in release | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | | openjdk-6 | 13.04 raring | Not affected | | 12.10 quantal | Not affected | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected | | 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 6b23~pre11-0ubuntu1.11.10.2 | | 11.04 natty | Fixed 6b22-1.10.6-0ubuntu1 | | 10.10 maverick | Fixed 6b20-1.9.13-0ubuntu1~10.10.1 | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 6b20-1.9.13-0ubuntu1~10.04.1 | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life | | openjdk-6b18 | 13.04 raring | Not in release | | 12.10 quantal | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | | 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life | | 11.04 natty | Fixed 6b18-1.8.13-0ubuntu1~11.04.1 | | 10.10 maverick | Fixed 6b18-1.8.13-0ubuntu1~10.10.1 | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 6b18-1.8.13-0ubuntu1~10.04.1 | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | | openjdk-7 | 13.04 raring | Not affected | | 12.10 quantal | Not affected | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected | | 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 7u9-2.3.3-0ubuntu1~11.10.1 | | 11.04 natty | Not in release | | 10.10 maverick | Not in release | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release | | sun-java5 | 13.04 raring | Not in release | | 12.10 quantal | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | | 11.10 oneiric | Not in release | | 11.04 natty | Not in release | | 10.10 maverick | Not in release | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life | | sun-java6 | 13.04 raring | Not in release | | 12.10 quantal | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | | 11.10 oneiric | Not in release | | 11.04 natty | Not in release | | 10.10 maverick | Not in release | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life | --- * [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 --- ### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur) in natty+, NetX and the plugin moved to the icedtea-web package --- ### [sbeattie](https://launchpad.net/~sbeattie) red hat description: It was discovered that the exception thrown on deserialization failure did not always contain a proper identification of the cause of the failure. An untrusted Java application or applet could use this flaw to bypass Java sandbox restrictions. ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-0505) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0505) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-0505) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0505) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-1373-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1373-1) + OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities + 24 February 2012 + [USN-1373-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1373-2) + OpenJDK 6 (ARM) vulnerabilities + 1 March 2012 ### Other references *