RCE in Oracle Jdk
CVE-2013-1488
The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier, and OpenJDK 6 and 7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving reflection, Libraries, "improper toString calls," and the JDBC driver manager, as demonstrated by James Forshaw during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.872 (99.8th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.872 · newest: 0.872 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Oracle Jdk — versions 1.7.0
- Oracle Jre — versions 1.7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16511 (signature, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml (vendor-advisory)
- hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u-dev/jdk/rev/a19614a3dabb
- mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2013-April/022796.html (mailing-list)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-107A (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- blog.fuseyism.com/index.php/2013/04/25/security-icedtea-1-11-11-1-12-5-for-open…
- wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0130
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0757.html (vendor-advisory)
- twitter.com/thezdi/status/309425888188043264
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-1488?
- CVE-2013-1488 is a vulnerability in Oracle Jdk, classified under Code Injection. Published 2013-03-08.
- Is CVE-2013-1488 known to be exploited?
- 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.