Low severity3.7CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Apr 17, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-2423
CVE-2013-2423
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier, and OpenJDK 7, allows remote attackers to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to HotSpot. NOTE: the previous information is from the April 2013 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from the original researcher that this vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass permission checks by the MethodHandles method and modify arbitrary public final fields using reflection and type confusion, as demonstrated using integer and double fields to disable the security manager.
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Affected products
18cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 12 more
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <= 7 Update 17
Patches
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References
17- hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u-dev/jdk/rev/b453d9be6b3fnvdPatch
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00099.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0752.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0757.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24976nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuapr2013-1928497.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1806-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-107AnvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0130nvdThird Party Advisory
- blog.fuseyism.com/index.php/2013/04/22/security-icedtea-2-3-9-for-openjdk-7-released/nvdBroken Link
- blog.spiderlabs.com/2013/04/java-is-so-confusing.htmlnvdNot Applicable
- weblog.ikvm.net/PermaLink.aspxnvdBroken Link
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16700nvdBroken Link
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
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