CVE-2013-0401 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code and bypass Java sandbox restrictions via AWT vectors, requiring user interaction to trigger the exploit.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-0401?
CVE-2013-0401 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Oracle Jdk, published on 8 Mar 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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 execute arbitrary code via vectors related to AWT, as demonstrated by Ben Murphy during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013. 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 invocation of the system class loader by the sun.awt.datatransfer.ClassLoaderObjectInputStream class, which allows remote attackers to bypass Java sandbox restrictions.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0401?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Oracle Jdk, Oracle Jre.
How do I fix CVE-2013-0401?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2013-0401 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0401 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Jdk
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7fc2-vc87-69w8.