CVE-2013-5456

critical
Published 2013-11-24 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
VIR risk
9.3

Description

The com.ibm.rmi.io.SunSerializableFactory class in IBM Java SDK 7.0.0 before SR6 allows remote attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary code via vectors related to deserialization inside the AccessController doPrivileged block.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
ibm ibmjava7.0.0.0

References

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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.