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CVE-2013-5842

First published: Tue Oct 15 2013(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.

Credit: secalert_us@oracle.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
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 6=1.5.0
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update1
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update10
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update11
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update12
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update13
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update14
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update15
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update16
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update17
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update18
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update19
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update2
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update20
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update21
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update22
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update23
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update24
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update25
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update26
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update27
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update28
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update29
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update3
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update30
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update31
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update32
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update33
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update34
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update35
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update36
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update38
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update39
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update4
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update40
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update41
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update45
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update5
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update51
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update6
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update7
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update8
Oracle JDK 6=1.5.0-update9
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update1
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update10
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update11
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update12
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update13
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update14
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update15
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update16
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update17
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update18
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update19
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update2
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update20
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update21
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update22
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update23
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update24
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update25
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update26
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update27
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update29
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update3
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update30
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update31
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update32
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update32_b31
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update32_b32
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update33
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update33_b31
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update33_b32
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update33_b33
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update34
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update34_b31
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update34_b32
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update35
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update35_b31
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update35_b32
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update37
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update37_b31
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update37_b32
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update38
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update38_b31
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update39
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update4
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update41
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update43
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update43_b31
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update45
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update5
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update51
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update51_b31
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update51_b32
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update6
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update60
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update7
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update8
Oracle JDK 6=1.6.0-update9
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update1
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update10
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update10_b31
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update11
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update11_b32
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update13
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update15
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update17
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update17_b31
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update17_b32
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update2
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update21
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update21_b31
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update25
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update25_b33
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update25_b34
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update25_b35
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update3
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update4
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update40
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update5
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update6
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update7
Oracle JDK 6=1.7.0-update9
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update1
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update10
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update11
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update12
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update13
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update14
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update15
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update16
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update17
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update18
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update19
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update2
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update20
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update21
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update22
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update23
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update24
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update25
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update26
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update27
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update28
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update29
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update3
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update30
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update31
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update32
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update33
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update34
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update35
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update36
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update38
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update39
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update4
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update40
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update41
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update45
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update5
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update51
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update6
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update7
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update8
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.5.0-update9
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update1
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update10
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update11
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update12
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update13
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update14
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update15
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update16
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update17
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update18
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update19
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update2
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update20
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update21
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update22
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update23
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update24
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update25
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update26
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update27
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update29
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update3
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update30
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update31
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update32
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update33
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update34
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update35
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update37
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update38
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update39
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update4
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update41
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update43
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update45
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update5
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update51
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update6
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update60
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update7
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update8
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.6.0-update9
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update1
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update10
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update10_b31
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update11
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update11_b32
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update13
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update15
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update17
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update17_b31
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update17_b32
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update2
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update21
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update21_b31
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update25
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update25_b33
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update25_b34
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update25_b35
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update3
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update4
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update40
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update5
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update6
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update7
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update7_b32
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update9
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE)=1.7.0-update9_b31
Oracle Java Runtime Environment (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
Ubuntu Linux=10.04
Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Ubuntu Linux=12.10
Ubuntu Linux=13.04
Ubuntu Linux=13.10

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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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