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CVE-2013-1537: Oracle JRE: Remote code execution

CVE-2013-1537 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 Update 17 and earlier, 6 Update 43 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 41 and earlier; and OpenJDK 6 and 7; allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to RMI. NOTE: the previous information is from the April 2013 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from another vendor that this issue is related to the default java.rmi.server.useCodebaseOnly setting of false, which allows remote attackers to perform "dynamic class downloading" and execute arbitrary code.

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: up to and including 1.7.0; 1.7.0; 1.7.0 update1; 1.7.0 update10; 1.7.0 update11; 1.7.0 update13; 1.7.0 update15; 1.7.0 update2; 1.7.0 update3; 1.7.0 update4; 1.7.0 update5; 1.7.0 update6
  • Oracle JDK: up to and including 1.7.0; 1.7.0; 1.7.0 update1; 1.7.0 update10; 1.7.0 update11; 1.7.0 update13; 1.7.0 update15; 1.7.0 update2; 1.7.0 update3; 1.7.0 update4; 1.7.0 update5; 1.7.0 update6
  • 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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