CVE-2013-5838

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 7u25 and earlier, and Java SE Embedded 7u25 and earlier, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Libraries.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.87% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory oracle.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1447.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1440.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00013.html	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19141	vdb entry signature
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=138674073720143&w=2	vendor advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21655201
http://osvdb.org/98536	vdb entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2013-1899837.html	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1507.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56338	third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1451.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63131	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-5838?: CVE-2013-5838 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-5838?: To fix CVE-2013-5838, 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-2013-5838 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2013-5838 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.

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