CVE DATABASE / CVE-2013-0431
CVE-2013-0431
Oracle JRE Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability
CVSS 5.3 · MEDIUM
⚠ CISA KEV — ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
RANSOMWARE
On the CISA KEV catalog
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2022-05-25.
Federal remediation due 2022-06-15.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 through Update 11, and OpenJDK 7, allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Java security sandbox via unspecified vectors related to JMX, aka "Issue 52," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-1490.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 5.3 (MEDIUM) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | LOW |
| Integrity | NONE |
| Availability | NONE |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Oracle jreOracle openjdk
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References
- http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/01/critical-java-vulnerabilies-confirmed-in-latest-version/
- http://blogs.computerworld.com/malware-and-vulnerabilities/21693/yet-another-java-security-flaw-discovered-number-53
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00001.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136439120408139&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136733161405818&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0237.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0247.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/142
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/195
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
- http://www.informationweek.com/security/application-security/java-hacker-uncovers-two-flaws-in-latest/240146717
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/858729
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:095
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2013-1841061.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/525387/30/0/threaded
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2026-04-21. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.