CVE-2013-2461 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2013-2461?

CVE-2013-2461 is a high-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 and 6 Update 45 and earlier; the Oracle JRockit component in Oracle Fusion Middleware R27.7.5 and earlier and R28.2.7 and earlier; and OpenJDK 7 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Libraries. NOTE: the previous information is from the June and July 2013 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from another vendor that this issue allows remote attackers to bypass verification of XML signatures via vectors related to a "Missing check for [a] valid DOMCanonicalizationMethod canonicalization algorithm."

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2461?

It affects 5 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2013-2461?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-2461 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2461 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-xp47-mpxp-9h7v.