What is CVE-2013-2423?

CVE-2013-2423 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Jre, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2013-04-17.

How severe is CVE-2013-2423?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2013-2423 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2013-2423 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-05-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in Oracle Jre

CVE-2013-2423

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier, and OpenJDK 7, allows remote attackers to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to HotSpot. NOTE: the previous inf…

EPSS: 0.853 (99.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Oracle Jre — versions 1.7.0
Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.10
Opensuse — versions 12.3
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-05-25. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-06-15.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

secalert_us@oracle.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
secalert_us@oracle.com (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
secalert_us@oracle.com (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
secalert_us@oracle.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
secalert_us@oracle.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
secalert_us@oracle.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert_us@oracle.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
secalert_us@oracle.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
secalert_us@oracle.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
secalert_us@oracle.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-2423?: CVE-2013-2423 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Jre, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2013-04-17.
How severe is CVE-2013-2423?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2013-2423 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2013-2423 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-05-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.