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

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

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Jun 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v66j-q7ff-pvwx

## 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: Oracle Javafx, Oracle Jdk, Oracle Jre, Sun Jdk, Sun Jre.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-2444?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2013-2444 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Javafx

- [CVE-2015-2638](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2638/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-5843](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5843/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-2414](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2414/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-2427](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2427/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-2428](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2428/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-2444 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Oracle Javafx. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2444/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2444/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2444
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2444
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-2444

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