CVE-2013-2458 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2013-2458?

CVE-2013-2458 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Jdk, 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, and OpenJDK 7, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors related to Libraries. 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 bypass the Java sandbox via "an error related to method handles."

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2458?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Oracle Jdk, Oracle Jre.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2458?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-2458 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2458 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Jdk

• CVE-2012-4681 Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2012-1723 Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-4805 Deserialization in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2015-4835 Other in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2015-4843 Other in n/a Critical 10.0

All Oracle Jdk vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-549r-9pr5-628x.