CVE-2013-0434

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 through Update 11, 6 through Update 38, 5.0 through Update 38, and 1.4.2_40 and earlier, and OpenJDK 6 and 7, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via vectors related to JAXP. NOTE: the previous information is from the February 2013 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from another vendor that this issue is related to the public declaration of the loadPropertyFile method in the JAXP FuncSystemProperty class, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.39%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory oracle.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:095	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136570436423916&w=2	vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-032A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0236.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19430	vdb entry signature
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/858729	third party advisory us government resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00034.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0237.html	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136439120408139&w=2	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0247.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16528	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19505	vdb entry signature
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=907453
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136733161405818&w=2	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57730	vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00014.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19272	vdb entry signature
http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea7-forest-2.3/jaxp/rev/91fcc41a0b4b
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0246.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1456.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0245.html	vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2013-1841061.html	vendor advisory
http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea6-1.11/file/icedtea6-1.11.6/NEWS
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0056

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-0434?: CVE-2013-0434 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-0434?: To fix CVE-2013-0434, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-0434 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-0434 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.