CVE-2013-2444

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 21 and earlier, 6 Update 45 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 45 and earlier; JavaFX 2.2.21 and earlier; and OpenJDK 7 allows remote attackers to affect availability via vectors related to AWT. NOTE: the previous information is from the June 2013 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from another vendor that this issue does not "properly manage and restrict certain resources related to the processing of fonts," possibly involving temporary files.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.91% Top 15%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1060.html	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=137545592101387&w=2	vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0414	vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16851	vdb entry signature
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpujun2013-1899847.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00028.html	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=137545505800971&w=2	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/54154	third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html	vendor advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03898880	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60633	vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00029.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1059.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19602	vdb entry signature
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=975131
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00000.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1081.html	vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-169A	third party advisory us government resource
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0185.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0963.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00026.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1456.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19476	vdb entry signature
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u-dev/jdk/rev/09c14ca57ff0
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19307	vdb entry signature
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:183	vendor advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21642336
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00003.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2444?: CVE-2013-2444 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-2444?: To fix CVE-2013-2444, 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-2013-2444 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2013-2444 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.