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CVE-2013-1488· NVD / CVE Program· CNA oracle

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier, and OpenJDK 6 and 7, allows remote attackers to exec

Noroxi assessment

Priority: This week (action score 66/100)

  • A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 87.2% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.7% of all records.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: java-1.6.0-openjdk (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server) 1:1.6.0.0-1.40.1.11.11.el5_9; java-1.6.0-openjdk-debuginfo (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server) 1:1.6.0.0-1.40.1.11.11.el5_9; java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server) 1:1.6.0.0-1.40.1.11.11.el5_9.

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Upgrade to java-1.6.0-openjdk (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server) 1:1.6.0.0-1.40.1.11.11.el5_9; java-1.6.0-openjdk-debuginfo (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server) 1:1.6.0.0-1.40.1.11.11.el5_9; java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server) 1:1.6.0.0-1.40.1.11.11.el5_9 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier, and OpenJDK 6 and 7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving reflection, Libraries, "improper toString calls," and the JDBC driver manager, as demonstrated by James Forshaw during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013.

CriticalCVSS 10.0 · v2.0—Weaponized Fix available
Published
Mar 8, 2013
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
87.2% · 99th percentile

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Action score

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This week

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.

CVSS
40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
26 / 30 · 87.2%

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Affected versions

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  • oracle jdk1.7.0
  • oracle jre1.7.0

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverjava-1.6.0-openjdkbefore 1:1.6.0.0-1.40.1.11.11.el5_91:1.6.0.0-1.40.1.11.11.el5_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverjava-1.6.0-openjdk-debuginfobefore 1:1.6.0.0-1.40.1.11.11.el5_91:1.6.0.0-1.40.1.11.11.el5_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverjava-1.6.0-openjdk-demobefore 1:1.6.0.0-1.40.1.11.11.el5_91:1.6.0.0-1.40.1.11.11.el5_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverjava-1.6.0-openjdk-develbefore 1:1.6.0.0-1.40.1.11.11.el5_91:1.6.0.0-1.40.1.11.11.el5_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverjava-1.6.0-openjdk-javadocbefore 1:1.6.0.0-1.40.1.11.11.el5_91:1.6.0.0-1.40.1.11.11.el5_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverjava-1.6.0-openjdk-srcbefore 1:1.6.0.0-1.40.1.11.11.el5_91:1.6.0.0-1.40.1.11.11.el5_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverjava-1.7.0-openjdkbefore 1:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el5_91:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el5_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverjava-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfobefore 1:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el5_91:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el5_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverjava-1.7.0-openjdk-demobefore 1:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el5_91:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el5_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverjava-1.7.0-openjdk-develbefore 1:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el5_91:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el5_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverjava-1.7.0-openjdk-javadocbefore 1:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el5_91:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el5_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::serverjava-1.7.0-openjdk-srcbefore 1:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el5_91:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el5_9
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientjava-1.6.0-openjdkbefore 1:1.6.0.0-1.61.1.11.11.el6_41:1.6.0.0-1.61.1.11.11.el6_4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientjava-1.6.0-openjdk-debuginfobefore 1:1.6.0.0-1.61.1.11.11.el6_41:1.6.0.0-1.61.1.11.11.el6_4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientjava-1.6.0-openjdk-demobefore 1:1.6.0.0-1.61.1.11.11.el6_41:1.6.0.0-1.61.1.11.11.el6_4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientjava-1.6.0-openjdk-develbefore 1:1.6.0.0-1.61.1.11.11.el6_41:1.6.0.0-1.61.1.11.11.el6_4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientjava-1.6.0-openjdk-javadocbefore 1:1.6.0.0-1.61.1.11.11.el6_41:1.6.0.0-1.61.1.11.11.el6_4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientjava-1.6.0-openjdk-srcbefore 1:1.6.0.0-1.61.1.11.11.el6_41:1.6.0.0-1.61.1.11.11.el6_4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientjava-1.7.0-openjdkbefore 1:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el6_41:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el6_4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientjava-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfobefore 1:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el6_41:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el6_4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientjava-1.7.0-openjdk-demobefore 1:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el6_41:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el6_4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientjava-1.7.0-openjdk-develbefore 1:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el6_41:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el6_4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientjava-1.7.0-openjdk-javadocbefore 1:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el6_41:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el6_4
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientjava-1.7.0-openjdk-srcbefore 1:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el6_41:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el6_4

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Same product

oracle: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2012-4681Multiple vulnerabilities in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 6 and earlier allow remote attackers to KEV
    99Now
  • CVE-2013-0422Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Java 7 before Update 11 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by (1) using the public getMBeanKEV
    98Now
  • CVE-2011-3544Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment component in Oracle Java SE JDK and JRE 7 and 6 Update 27 and earlier allows remotKEV
    98Now

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2013-1490Jan 31, 2013 · Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 11 (JRE 1.7.0_11-b21) allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Java security
    18Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2013-0401Mar 8, 2013 · The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier, 6 Update 43 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 41 and earli
    43Plan
  • Later →CVE-2013-1491Mar 8, 2013 · The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier, 6 Update 43 and earlier, 5.0 Update 41 and earlier,
    45Plan

Remediation

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Product / packageFixed versionSource
red hat:java-1.7.0-openjdk1:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el6_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.7.0-openjdk-debuginfo1:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el6_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo1:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el6_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.7.0-openjdk-devel1:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el6_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc1:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el6_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.7.0-openjdk-src1:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el6_4 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.7.0-oracle1:1.7.0.21-1jpp.1.el5 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::serverPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.7.0-oracle-devel1:1.7.0.21-1jpp.1.el5 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::serverPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx1:1.7.0.21-1jpp.1.el5 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::serverPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc1:1.7.0.21-1jpp.1.el5 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::serverPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin1:1.7.0.21-1jpp.1.el5 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::serverPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:java-1.7.0-oracle-src1:1.7.0.21-1jpp.1.el5 · Red Hat:rhel_extras:5::serverPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Exploit-DB entry ×1
  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entryremote2013-06-11
Metasploit moduleexploit/multi/browser/java_jre17_driver_managerJava Applet Driver Manager Privileged toString() Remote Code Executionexploit2013-01-10
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:42015-04-16

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Metasploit-58 d
  2. Published
  3. First PoC+94 d
  4. TodayOct 19, 2026+4972 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
C · data can be read
Integrity
C · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
C · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
C
Integrity impact
C
Availability impact
C

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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