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CVE-2013-0425: Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 through Update…

CVE-2013-0425 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Oracle JRE. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 through Update 11, 6 through Update 38, 5.0 through Update 38, and 1.4.2_40 and earlier, and OpenJDK 6 and 7, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Libraries, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0428 and CVE-2013-0426. NOTE: the previous information is from the February 2013 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from another vendor that this issue is related to incorrect "access control checks" in the logging API that allow remote attackers to bypass Java sandbox restrictions.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
  • Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
  • Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
  • Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
  • Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
  • Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.

Affected products

  • Oracle JRE: 1.7.0; 1.7.0 update1; 1.7.0 update10; 1.7.0 update11; 1.7.0 update2; 1.7.0 update3; 1.7.0 update4; 1.7.0 update5; 1.7.0 update6; 1.7.0 update7; 1.7.0 update9; 1.6.0 update22
  • Oracle JDK: 1.7.0; 1.7.0 update1; 1.7.0 update10; 1.7.0 update11; 1.7.0 update2; 1.7.0 update3; 1.7.0 update4; 1.7.0 update5; 1.7.0 update6; 1.7.0 update7; 1.7.0 update9; 1.6.0 update22
  • Sun JRE: 1.6.0; 1.6.0 update_1; 1.6.0 update_10; 1.6.0 update_11; 1.6.0 update_12; 1.6.0 update_13; 1.6.0 update_14; 1.6.0 update_15; 1.6.0 update_16; 1.6.0 update_17; 1.6.0 update_18; 1.6.0 update_19
  • Sun JDK: 1.6.0; 1.6.0 update_10; 1.6.0 update_11; 1.6.0 update_12; 1.6.0 update_13; 1.6.0 update_14; 1.6.0 update_15; 1.6.0 update_16; 1.6.0 update_17; 1.6.0 update_18; 1.6.0 update_19; 1.6.0 update_20

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