CVE-2013-2444 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 18 Jun 2013 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Java applications via AWT font processing vectors, requiring user interaction to trigger.

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-2013-2444?

CVE-2013-2444 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Javafx, published on 18 Jun 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

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 21 and earlier, 6 Update 45 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 45 and earlier; JavaFX 2.2.21 and earlier; and OpenJDK 7 allows remote attackers to affect availability via vectors related to AWT. NOTE: the previous information is from the June 2013 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from another vendor that this issue does not "properly manage and restrict certain resources related to the processing of fonts," possibly involving temporary files.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2444?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Oracle Javafx, Oracle Jdk, Oracle Jre, Sun Jdk, Sun Jre.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2444?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2013-2444 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2444 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Oracle Javafx vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v66j-q7ff-pvwx.