CVE-2013-5893
critical
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
9.3
VIR risk
9.3
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: secalert_us@oracle.com — http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2014-1972949.html
References
- http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u/hotspot/rev/839100e42498
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00105.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00107.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00000.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139402697611681&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/102000
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0026.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0027.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0030.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56432
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56485
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56486
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56535
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2014-1972949.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64863
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029608
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2089-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1051549
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04166777
- http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u/hotspot/rev/839100e42498
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00105.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00107.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00000.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139402697611681&w=2
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.