CVE-2013-5893

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 7u45 and Java SE Embedded 7u45, 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 January 2014 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that the issue is related to improper handling of methods in MethodHandles in HotSpot JVM, which allows attackers to escape the sandbox.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 21.78% Top 5%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/56432	third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00105.html	vendor advisory
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u/hotspot/rev/839100e42498
http://secunia.com/advisories/56535	third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2089-1	vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/102000	vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0030.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56485	third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139402697611681&w=2	vendor advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04166777
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0027.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/56486	third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029608	vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1051549
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64863	vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0026.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758	vdb entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2014-1972949.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00000.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00107.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-5893?: CVE-2013-5893 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-5893?: To fix CVE-2013-5893, 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-2013-5893 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2013-5893 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~22% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.