CVE-2013-2035 Improper Control of Generation of Code in HawtJNI
Local attackers can execute arbitrary Java code by exploiting a race condition in HawtJNI's temporary file handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-2035?
CVE-2013-2035 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Aug 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Race condition in hawtjni-runtime/src/main/java/org/fusesource/hawtjni/runtime/Library.java in HawtJNI before 1.8, when a custom library path is not specified, allows local users to execute arbitrary Java code by overwriting a temporary JAR file with a predictable name in /tmp.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2035?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.fusesource.hawtjni:hawtjni-runtime. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.fusesource.hawtjni:hawtjni-runtime Maven | All versions | 1.8 |
org.fusesource.hawtjni:hawtjni-runtime Maven | All versions | 1.8 |
Products include Redhat Hawtjni.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2035?
Upgrade org.fusesource.hawtjni:hawtjni-runtime to 1.8 or later.
Is CVE-2013-2035 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2035 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2035, GHSA-49j7-qghp-5wj8, MGASA-2014-0461, UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2035.