CVE-2013-0442

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, integrity, and availability via vectors related to AWT. 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 an improper check of "privileges of the code" that bypasses the sandbox.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.29% 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.securityfocus.com/bid/57687	vdb entry
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
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=906899
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136733161405818&w=2	vendor advisory
http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea7-forest-2.3/jdk/rev/6527ae06da69
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
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0246.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16035	vdb entry signature
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://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19434	vdb entry signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19126	vdb entry signature
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0056
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18597	vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-0442?: CVE-2013-0442 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-0442?: To fix CVE-2013-0442, 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-2013-0442 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2013-0442 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.