CVE-2013-5842: Critical severity oracle java se 7 vulnerability

Published Oct 15, 2013
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Updated

It was discovered that ObjectInputStream and ObjectOutputStream serialization handling did not properly perform certain checks. An untrusted Java application or applet could possibly use this flaw to bypass Java sandbox restrictions.

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Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 7u40 and earlier, Java SE 6u60 and earlier, Java SE 5.0u51 and earlier, and Java SE Embedded 7u40 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Libraries, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-5850.

— MITRE

Affected Software

256 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/icedtea<2.4.3
2.4.3
redhat/icedtea<1.11.14
1.11.14
redhat/icedtea<1.12.7
1.12.7
Oracle JDK=1.5.0
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update1
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update10
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update11
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update12
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update13
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update14
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update15
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update16
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update17
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update18
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update19
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update2
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update20
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update21
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update22
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update23
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update24
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update25
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update26
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update27
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update28
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update29
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update3
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update30
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update31
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update32
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update33
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update34
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update35
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update36
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update38
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update39
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update4
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update40
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update41
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update45
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update5
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update51
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update6
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update7
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update8
Oracle JDK=1.5.0-update9
Oracle JDK=1.6.0
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update1
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update10
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update11
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update12
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update13
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update14
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update15
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update16
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update17
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update18
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update19
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update2
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update20
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update21
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update22
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Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update24
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update25
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update26
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update27
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Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update33_b31
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update33_b32
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update33_b33
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update34
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update34_b31
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update34_b32
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update35
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update35_b31
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update35_b32
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update37
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update37_b31
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update37_b32
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update38
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update38_b31
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update39
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update4
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update41
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update43
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update43_b31
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update45
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update5
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update51
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update51_b31
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update51_b32
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update6
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update60
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update7
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update8
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update9
Oracle JDK=1.7.0
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update1
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update10
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update10_b31
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update11
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update11_b32
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update13
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update15
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update17
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update17_b31
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update17_b32
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update2
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update21
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update21_b31
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update25
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update25_b33
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update25_b34
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update25_b35
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update3
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update4
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update40
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update5
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update6
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update7
Oracle JDK=1.7.0-update9
Oracle JRE=1.5.0
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update1
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update10
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update11
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update12
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update13
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update14
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update15
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update16
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update17
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update18
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update19
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update2
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update20
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update21
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update22
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update23
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update24
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update25
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update26
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update27
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update28
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update29
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update3
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update30
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update31
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update32
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update33
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update34
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update35
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update36
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update38
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update39
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update4
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update40
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update41
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update45
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update5
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update51
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update6
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update7
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update8
Oracle JRE=1.5.0-update9
Oracle JRE=1.6.0
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update1
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update10
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update11
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update12
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update13
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update14
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update15
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update16
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update17
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update18
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update19
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update2
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update20
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update21
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update22
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update23
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update24
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update25
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update26
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update27
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update29
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update3
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update30
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update31
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update32
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update33
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update34
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update35
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update37
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update38
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update39
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update4
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update41
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update43
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update45
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update5
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update51
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update6
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update60
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update7
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update8
Oracle JRE=1.6.0-update9
Oracle JRE=1.7.0
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update1
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update10
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update10_b31
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update11
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update11_b32
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update13
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update15
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update17
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update17_b31
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update17_b32
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update2
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update21
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update21_b31
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update25
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update25_b33
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update25_b34
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update25_b35
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update3
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update4
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update40
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Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update6
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update7
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Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update9
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update9_b31
Oracle JRE=1.7.0-update9_b32
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=5.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Eus=6.4
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=5.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=6.4
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=5.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=10.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=13.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=13.10

Event History

Oct 16, 2013
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:31 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:31 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2013-5842?

The severity of CVE-2013-5842 is classified as high due to potential bypassing of Java sandbox restrictions.

2

How do I fix CVE-2013-5842?

To fix CVE-2013-5842, update affected versions of Oracle JDK and JRE to the latest release or the provided remedies.

3

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5842?

CVE-2013-5842 affects Oracle Java SE 7u40 and earlier versions, as well as several versions of IcedTea.

4

What types of systems are at risk from CVE-2013-5842?

Systems that run untrusted Java applications or applets, particularly those utilizing affected JDK/JRE versions, are at risk from CVE-2013-5842.

5

Is there a known exploit for CVE-2013-5842?

Yes, CVE-2013-5842 has been exploited in the wild, allowing attackers to bypass security mechanisms.

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