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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-1488 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 6.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (java-1.7.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2013:0752 | 2013-04-17 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.6.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2013:0770 | 2013-04-24 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (java-1.6.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2013:0770 | 2013-04-24 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 6) (java-1.7.0-ibm) | RHSA-2013:0822 | 2013-05-14 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (java-1.7.0-openjdk) | RHSA-2013:0751 | 2013-04-17 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary 5 (java-1.7.0-ibm) | RHSA-2013:0822 | 2013-05-14 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary 5 (java-1.7.0-oracle) | RHSA-2013:0757 | 2013-04-18 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Supplementary (v. 6) (java-1.7.0-oracle) | RHSA-2013:0757 | 2013-04-18 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | java-1.6.0-sun | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.6.0-sun | Not affected |
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