CVE-2013-2457

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 integrity via vectors related to JMX. NOTE: the previous information is from the June 2013 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from another vendor that this issue is due to an incorrect implementation of "certain class checks" that allows remote attackers to bypass intended class restrictions.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 8.64% Top 10%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=975133
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://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u-dev/jdk/rev/ffef9e05564e
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00027.html	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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00029.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19638	signature vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1059.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19696	signature vdb entry
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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60632	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%3A19276	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
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17256	signature vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00003.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2457?: CVE-2013-2457 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-2457?: To fix CVE-2013-2457, 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-2013-2457 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2013-2457 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.