Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 8, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-1488
CVE-2013-1488
Description
The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier, and OpenJDK 6 and 7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving reflection, Libraries, "improper toString calls," and the JDBC driver manager, as demonstrated by James Forshaw during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013.
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Affected products
5- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update17:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update17:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <=7 Update 17
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
22- www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-107AnvdUS Government Resource
- blog.fuseyism.com/index.php/2013/04/22/security-icedtea-2-3-9-for-openjdk-7-released/nvd
- blog.fuseyism.com/index.php/2013/04/25/security-icedtea-1-11-11-1-12-5-for-openjdk-6-released/nvd
- h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-2013/ba-p/5981157nvd
- hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u-dev/jdk/rev/a19614a3dabbnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00007.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-05/msg00017.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00099.htmlnvd
- mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2013-April/022796.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0752.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0757.htmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuapr2013-1928497.htmlnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1806-1nvd
- www.zdnet.com/pwn2own-down-go-all-the-browsers-7000012283/nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16511nvd
- twitter.com/thezdi/status/309425888188043264nvd
- wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0124nvd
- wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0130nvd
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