CVE-2013-2455

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, and OpenJDK 7, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to Libraries, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2443 and CVE-2013-2452. NOTE: the previous information is from the June 2013 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from another vendor that this issue is related to incorrect access checks by the (1) getEnclosingClass, (2) getEnclosingMethod, and (3) getEnclosingConstructor methods.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.85% 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
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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60619	vdb entry
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://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%3A17214	signature vdb entry
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21644197
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00000.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19560	signature vdb entry
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u-dev/jdk/rev/5d5ca338574f
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=975139
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
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19435	signature vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0963.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19622	signature vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00026.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1456.html	vendor advisory
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-2013-2455?: CVE-2013-2455 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-2455?: To fix CVE-2013-2455, 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-2013-2455 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2013-2455 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.