Not ratedCVE-2012-4823

    IBM Lotus Notes: Code Execution (CVE-2012-4823)

    Published Sources: CVE.org

    What is affected, what to do

    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, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to "insecure use of the java.lang.ClassLoder defineClass() method."

    The available sources name no fixed version. Check the vendor guidance in the references below.

    Affected
    • IBM Java lte 1.4.2..1.4.2.13.13
    • IBM Java lte 5.0.0.0..5.0.14.0
    • IBM Java lte 6.0.0.0..6.0.11.0
    • IBM Java lte 7.0.0.0..7.0.2.0
    • IBM Lotus Domino eq 8.0..8.0
    • IBM Lotus Domino eq 8.0.1..8.0.1
    • IBM Lotus Domino eq 8.0.2..8.0.2
    • IBM Lotus Domino eq 8.0.2.1..8.0.2.1
    • IBM Lotus Domino eq 8.0.2.2..8.0.2.2
    • IBM Lotus Domino eq 8.0.2.3..8.0.2.3
    • IBM Lotus Domino eq 8.0.2.4..8.0.2.4
    • IBM Lotus Domino eq 8.5.0..8.5.0
    • IBM Lotus Domino eq 8.5.0.1..8.5.0.1
    • IBM Lotus Domino eq 8.5.1..8.5.1
    • IBM Lotus Domino eq 8.5.1.1..8.5.1.1
    • IBM Lotus Domino eq 8.5.1.2..8.5.1.2
    • IBM Lotus Domino eq 8.5.1.3..8.5.1.3
    • IBM Lotus Domino eq 8.5.1.4..8.5.1.4
    • IBM Lotus Domino eq 8.5.1.5..8.5.1.5
    • IBM Lotus Domino eq 8.5.2.0..8.5.2.0
    • IBM Lotus Domino eq 8.5.2.1..8.5.2.1
    • IBM Lotus Domino eq 8.5.2.2..8.5.2.2
    • IBM Lotus Domino eq 8.5.2.3..8.5.2.3
    • IBM Lotus Domino eq 8.5.2.4..8.5.2.4
    • IBM Lotus Domino eq 8.5.3.0..8.5.3.0
    • IBM Lotus Domino eq 8.5.3.1..8.5.3.1
    • IBM Lotus Domino eq 8.5.3.2..8.5.3.2
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.0..8.0
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.0.0..8.0.0
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.0.1..8.0.1
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.0.2..8.0.2
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.0.2.0..8.0.2.0
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.0.2.1..8.0.2.1
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.0.2.2..8.0.2.2
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.0.2.3..8.0.2.3
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.0.2.4..8.0.2.4
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.0.2.5..8.0.2.5
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.0.2.6..8.0.2.6
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.5..8.5
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.5.0.0..8.5.0.0
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.5.0.1..8.5.0.1
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.5.1..8.5.1
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.5.1.0..8.5.1.0
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.5.1.1..8.5.1.1
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.5.1.2..8.5.1.2
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.5.1.3..8.5.1.3
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.5.1.4..8.5.1.4
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.5.1.5..8.5.1.5
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.5.2.0..8.5.2.0
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.5.2.1..8.5.2.1
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.5.2.2..8.5.2.2
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.5.2.3..8.5.2.3
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.5.3..8.5.3
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.5.3.1..8.5.3.1
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.5.3.2..8.5.3.2
    • IBM Lotus Notes eq 8.5.4..8.5.4
    • IBM Lotus Notes Sametime Advanced Embedded eq 8.0.80407..8.0.80407
    • IBM Lotus Notes Sametime Advanced Embedded eq 8.0.80822..8.0.80822
    • IBM Lotus Notes Sametime Advanced Embedded eq 8.5.1.20100709-1631..8.5.1.20100709-1631
    • IBM Lotus Notes Traveler eq 8.0..8.0
    • IBM Lotus Notes Traveler eq 8.0.1..8.0.1
    • IBM Lotus Notes Traveler eq 8.0.1.2..8.0.1.2
    • IBM Lotus Notes Traveler eq 8.0.1.3..8.0.1.3
    • IBM Lotus Notes Traveler eq 8.5.0.0..8.5.0.0
    • IBM Lotus Notes Traveler eq 8.5.0.1..8.5.0.1
    • IBM Lotus Notes Traveler eq 8.5.0.2..8.5.0.2
    • IBM Lotus Notes Traveler eq 8.5.1.1..8.5.1.1
    • IBM Lotus Notes Traveler eq 8.5.1.2..8.5.1.2
    • IBM Lotus Notes Traveler eq 8.5.1.3..8.5.1.3
    • IBM Lotus Notes Traveler eq 8.5.2.1..8.5.2.1
    • IBM Lotus Notes Traveler eq 8.5.3..8.5.3
    • IBM Lotus Notes Traveler eq 8.5.3.1..8.5.3.1
    • IBM Lotus Notes Traveler eq 8.5.3.2..8.5.3.2
    • IBM Lotus Notes Traveler eq 8.5.3.3..8.5.3.3
    • IBM Rational eq 4.7..4.7
    • IBM Rational eq 5.1..5.1
    • IBM Rational eq 5.2..5.2
    • IBM Rational eq 5.3..5.3
    • IBM Rational Host On-Demand eq 1.6.0.12..1.6.0.12
    • IBM Rational Host On-Demand eq 8.0.8.0..8.0.8.0
    • IBM Rational Host On-Demand eq 9.0.8.0..9.0.8.0
    • IBM Rational Host On-Demand eq 10.0.9.0..10.0.9.0
    • IBM Rational Host On-Demand eq 10.0.10.0..10.0.10.0
    • IBM Rational Host On-Demand eq 11.0.3.0..11.0.3.0
    • IBM Rational Host On-Demand eq 11.0.4.0..11.0.4.0
    • IBM Rational Host On-Demand eq 11.0.5.0..11.0.5.0
    • IBM Rational Host On-Demand eq 11.0.5.1..11.0.5.1
    • IBM Rational Host On-Demand eq 11.0.6.0..11.0.6.0
    • IBM Rational Host On-Demand eq 11.0.6.1..11.0.6.1
    • IBM Service Delivery Manager eq 7.2.1.0..7.2.1.0
    • IBM Service Delivery Manager eq 7.2.2.0..7.2.2.0
    • IBM Smart Analytics System 5600 Software eq 9.7..9.7
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.1.0..6.1.0
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.1.0.7..6.1.0.7
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.2.0..6.2.0
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.2.0.1..6.2.0.1
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.2.0.2..6.2.0.2
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.2.0.3..6.2.0.3
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.2.1..6.2.1
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.2.1.0..6.2.1.0
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.2.1.1..6.2.1.1
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.2.1.2..6.2.1.2
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.2.1.3..6.2.1.3
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.2.1.4..6.2.1.4
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.2.2..6.2.2
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.2.2.0..6.2.2.0
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.2.2.1..6.2.2.1
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.2.2.2..6.2.2.2
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.2.2.3..6.2.2.3
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.2.2.4..6.2.2.4
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.2.2.5..6.2.2.5
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.2.2.6..6.2.2.6
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.2.2.7..6.2.2.7
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.2.2.8..6.2.2.8
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.2.2.9..6.2.2.9
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.2.3..6.2.3
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.2.3.0..6.2.3.0
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.2.3.1..6.2.3.1
    • IBM Tivoli Monitoring eq 6.2.3.2..6.2.3.2
    • IBM Tivoli Remote Control eq 5.1.2..5.1.2
    • IBM Websphere Real Time eq 2.0..2.0
    • IBM Websphere Real Time eq 3.0..3.0
    • IBM Smart Analytics System 5600 Model eq 7200..7200

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    Metrics

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    Priority

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    CVSS v3

    No value is available for this vulnerability.

    6.9 %

    EPSS score

    Moderate — model estimates 1-10% exploitation likelihood.

    Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 94.0

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    Severity
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    Priority (0–325)

    The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?

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    70.75 Methodology
    Exploit maturity

    An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.

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    no public PoC known
    EPSS score

    The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.

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    6.9 %
    Moderate — model estimates 1-10% exploitation likelihood.
    EPSS percentile

    The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.

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    94.0
    Critical — this CVE ranks in the top fifth of all CVEs scored today (rank ≥ 80%).
    KEV status

    The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.

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    Published

    Detection rules

    No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.

    Classification under NIS2 and CRA

    Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.

    NIS2

    NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.

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    Handle the vulnerability in regular vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2.
    CRA

    The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.

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    From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
    ISO/IEC 27001

    ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.

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    Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.

    Description

    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, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to "insecure use of the java.lang.ClassLoder defineClass() method."

    Source: cvelistv5, NVD (NIST)

    Affected products

    The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.

    Affected products
    Affected versionsFixed in
    ibmjava
    • 5.0.0.0 – ≤ 5.0.14.0
    • 1.4.2 – ≤ 1.4.2.13.13
    • 7.0.0.0 – ≤ 7.0.2.0
    • 6.0.0.0 – ≤ 6.0.11.0
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    ibmlotus_domino
    • 8.5.0
    • 8.5.3.0
    • 8.0.2.4
    • 8.5.2.0
    • 8.5.2.1
    • 8.5.1.5
    • 8.0
    • 8.5.0.1
    • 8.5.2.4
    • 8.0.2
    • 8.5.1.4
    • 8.5.1.1
    • 8.5.3.2
    • 8.0.2.2
    • 8.0.2.1
    • 8.5.1.3
    • 8.5.3.1
    • 8.5.2.2
    • 8.5.1.2
    • 8.5.2.3
    • 8.0.2.3
    • 8.0.1
    • 8.5.1
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    ibmlotus_notes
    • 8.5.1.5
    • 8.0.1
    • 8.0
    • 8.0.2
    • 8.5.0.1
    • 8.5.2.2
    • 8.5.3.2
    • 8.0.2.4
    • 8.5.2.3
    • 8.5.3
    • 8.5.4
    • 8.5.2.1
    • 8.5.3.1
    • 8.0.2.0
    • 8.5.1.1
    • 8.5.0.0
    • 8.5.1.2
    • 8.0.2.2
    • 8.0.0
    • 8.5.1.0
    • 8.5.1.4
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    Vendors and products

    References & sources

    • rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2012:1466Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, Third-party advisory
    • www-01.ibm.comsupport/docview.wss?uid=swg21616616x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor advisory
    • www-01.ibm.comsupport/docview.wss?uid=swg21616594x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor advisory
    • www-01.ibm.comsupport/docview.wss?uid=swg21616617x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor advisory
    • www-01.ibm.comsupport/docview.wss?uid=swg21621154x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor advisory
    • seclists.org20120911 [SE-2012-01] Security vulnerabilities in IBM JavaMailing list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, Mailing list, Third-party advisory
    • www-01.ibm.comsupport/docview.wss?uid=swg21616652x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor advisory
    • rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2013:1455Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, Third-party advisory
    • www-01.ibm.comIV29687Vendor advisory, x_refsource_AIXAPAR, Vendor advisory
    • securityfocus.com55495Vulnerability database, x_refsource_BID, Third-party advisory, Vulnerability database
    • www-01.ibm.comsupport/docview.wss?uid=swg21615800x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor advisory
    • www-01.ibm.comsupport/docview.wss?uid=swg21616490x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor advisory
    • secunia.com51327Third-party advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third-party advisory
    • www-304.ibm.comsupport/docview.wss?uid=swg21616546x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor advisory
    • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comibm-java-defineclass-code-execution(78767)Vulnerability database, x_refsource_XF, Vulnerability database
    • rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2012:1467Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, Third-party advisory
    • www-01.ibm.comsupport/docview.wss?uid=swg21616708x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor advisory
    • secunia.com51634Third-party advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third-party advisory
    • www-01.ibm.comsupport/docview.wss?uid=swg21615705x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor advisory
    • rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2013:1456Vendor advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, Third-party advisory
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