JRE vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.

Product2 known exploited168 versions
The short answer

JRE is made by Sun. We track 426 published vulnerabilities in it, across 168 versions. 2 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 28 March 2022. If you run JRE, check your version against the exploited flaws below and patch those first.

Check your version

The most recent JRE flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2013-2465, on 28 March 2022. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Versions

Which versions of JRE do the exploited flaws hit?

Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, as published by the vendor. Find your version, then patch.

Known exploited

Which JRE vulnerabilities are being exploited?

2 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 9.8
    CVE-2013-2465CriticalKnown exploited
    Oracle Java SE Unspecified Vulnerability

    Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via Unknown vectors related to 2D

    Chance of use99%Known exploited since28 Mar 2022
  2. 9.8
    CVE-2012-0507CriticalKnown exploited
    Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

    An incorrect type vulnerability exists in the Concurrency component of Oracle's Java Runtime Environment allows an attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code.

    Chance of use98%Known exploited since3 Mar 2022
Exploit likelihood

Which JRE flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. 98%
    CVE-2012-0507CriticalKnown exploited

    Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 2 and earlier, 6 Update 30 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 33 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect...

    CVSS9.8Published7 Jun 2012
  2. 86%

    The color management (CMM) functionality in the 2D component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 15 and earlier, 6 Update 41 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 40 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or...

    CVSS10.0Published5 Mar 2013
  3. 86%

    The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and JRE 5.0 Update 16 and earlier; and SDK and JRE 1.4.2_18 and earlier does not properly enforce context of ZoneInfo objects during...

    CVSS10.0Published5 Dec 2008
  4. 84%

    Unspecified vulnerability in the Deployment component in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 21 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors.

    CVSS10.0Published19 Oct 2010
  5. 83%

    Unspecified vulnerability in the Deployment component in Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 23 and earlier allows remote untrusted Java Web Start applications and...

    CVSS10.0Published17 Feb 2011
  6. 81%

    Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment component in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 18 and 5.0 Update 23 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability...

    CVSS7.5Published1 Apr 2010
  7. 81%

    Unspecified vulnerability in the New Java Plug-in component in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 21 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors.

    CVSS10.0Published19 Oct 2010
  8. 78%

    Unspecified vulnerability in the Sound component in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 18, 5.0 Update 23, 1.4.2_25, and 1.3.1_27 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and...

    CVSS7.5Published1 Apr 2010
  9. 76%

    Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment component in Oracle Java SE JDK and JRE 7, 6 Update 27 and earlier, 5.0 Update 31 and earlier, 1.4.2_33 and earlier, and JRockit R28.1.4 and earlier allows...

    CVSS7.5Published19 Oct 2011
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We track 426 published vulnerabilities listed under the name JRE, across 168 versions. The most recent JRE flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2013-2465, on 28 March 2022.

2 are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2013-2465 and CVE-2012-0507.

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