CVE-2013-5889: Critical severity oracle jre vulnerability

Published Jan 14, 2014
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Updated

Oracle Java SE 6u71 and 7u51 fixes an unspecified vulnerability in the Deployment component (CVE-2013-5889). Upstream has CVSSv2 scored this issue as: 9.3/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

External Reference:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2014-1972949.html#AppendixJAVA

Other sources

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u65 and 7u45 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Deployment, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-5902, CVE-2014-0410, CVE-2014-0415, CVE-2014-0418, and CVE-2014-0424.

Affected Software

13 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/java<1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.75-1jpp.3.el5_10
1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.75-1jpp.3.el5_10
redhat/java<1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5
1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5
redhat/java<1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el5
1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el5
redhat/java<1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el5_10
1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el5_10
redhat/java<1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.6.1-1jpp.1.el5_10
1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.6.1-1jpp.1.el5_10
redhat/java<1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.15.1-1jpp.1.el5_10
1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.15.1-1jpp.1.el5_10
redhat/java<1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5
1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5
redhat/java<1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.6.1-1jpp.1.el6_5
1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.6.1-1jpp.1.el6_5
redhat/java<1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.15.1-1jpp.1.el6_5
1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.15.1-1jpp.1.el6_5
redhat/java<1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0
1.7.1-ibm-1:1.7.1.1.0-1jpp.2.el7_0
ORACLE JRE=1.7.0-update45
Oracle JDK=1.6.0-update65
ORACLE JRE=1.6.0-update65

Event History

Jan 14, 2014
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Jan 15, 2014
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:30 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:30 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·10:46 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2013-5889?

CVE-2013-5889 has a CVSSv2 score of 9.3, indicating a critical severity level.

2

How do I fix CVE-2013-5889?

To fix CVE-2013-5889, update your Java SE to versions 6u71, 7u51, or later as specified by the vendor.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2013-5889?

CVE-2013-5889 affects Oracle Java SE versions 6 and 7 prior to the specified updates.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2013-5889?

CVE-2013-5889 is an unspecified vulnerability in the Deployment component of Oracle Java.

5

Does CVE-2013-5889 allow unauthenticated exploitation?

Yes, CVE-2013-5889 can be exploited by an attacker without requiring authentication.

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