CVE-2013-0440

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 7, allows remote attackers to affect availability via vectors related to JSSE. 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 CPU consumption in the SSL/TLS implementation via a large number of ClientHello packets that are not properly handled by (1) ClientHandshaker.java and (2) ServerHandshaker.java.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.31% Top 25%

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
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%3A16558	signature vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19285	signature vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19397	signature vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=859140
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136733161405818&w=2	vendor advisory
http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea7-forest-2.3/jdk/rev/5c1e8b779c65
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00014.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19229	signature vdb entry
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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57712	vdb entry
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-2013-0440?: CVE-2013-0440 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-0440?: To fix CVE-2013-0440, 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-2013-0440 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2013-0440 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.