CVE-2013-1488

Description

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier, and OpenJDK 6 and 7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving reflection, Libraries, "improper toString calls," and the JDBC driver manager, as demonstrated by James Forshaw during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 92.89% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16511 vdb entry signature
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml vendor advisory
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u-dev/jdk/rev/a19614a3dabb
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2013-April/022796.html mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:145 vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-107A third party advisory us government resource
http://blog.fuseyism.com/index.php/2013/04/25/security-icedtea-1-11-11-1-12-5-for-openjdk-6-released/
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0130
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0757.html vendor advisory
https://twitter.com/thezdi/status/309425888188043264
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0124
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-05/msg00017.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:161 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00099.html vendor advisory
http://www.zdnet.com/pwn2own-down-go-all-the-browsers-7000012283/
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0752.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1806-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00007.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=920247
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuapr2013-1928497.html
http://blog.fuseyism.com/index.php/2013/04/22/security-icedtea-2-3-9-for-openjdk-7-released/
http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-2013/ba-p/5981157

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1488?
CVE-2013-1488 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-1488?
To fix CVE-2013-1488, 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-2013-1488 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-1488 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~93% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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