CVE-2013-2447 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 18 Jun 2013 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can obtain socket local addresses via networking inconsistencies in the Java Runtime Environment, leading to information disclosure.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2013-2447?

CVE-2013-2447 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Jdk, published on 18 Jun 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

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, and OpenJDK 7, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to Networking. NOTE: the previous information is from the June 2013 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from another vendor that this issue allows remote attackers to obtain a socket's local address via vectors involving inconsistencies between Socket.getLocalAddress and InetAddress.getLocalHost.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2447?

It affects 4 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2013-2447?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2013-2447 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2447 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Oracle Jdk vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6q4g-vp2w-v6q7.