CVE-2013-2461

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 21 and earlier and 6 Update 45 and earlier; the Oracle JRockit component in Oracle Fusion Middleware R27.7.5 and earlier and R28.2.7 and earlier; and OpenJDK 7 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Libraries. NOTE: the previous information is from the June and July 2013 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from another vendor that this issue allows remote attackers to bypass verification of XML signatures via vectors related to a "Missing check for [a] valid DOMCanonicalizationMethod canonicalization algorithm."

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 64.06% Top 5%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u-dev/jdk/rev/abe9ea5a50d2	third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=137545592101387&w=2	vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0414	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16887	signature third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html	third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpujun2013-1899847.html	vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=137545505800971&w=2	vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/54154	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19582	signature third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujuly2013-1899826.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded	mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19565	signature third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html	vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2013-1899837.html	vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23	third party advisory mailing list
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-169A	third party advisory us government resource
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0185.html	third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0963.html	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60645	third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:183	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=975126	third party advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2461?: CVE-2013-2461 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-2461?: To fix CVE-2013-2461, 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-2013-2461 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2013-2461 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~64% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.