CVE-2013-1488
The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier, and OpenJDK 6 and 7, allows remote attackers to…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 87.2%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.2% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and an Exploit-DB entry for it.
Show the exploits2
Metasploit modules1 module
- Java Applet Driver Manager Privileged toString() Remote Code Execution (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/multi/browser/java_jre17_driver_managerRank excellentdisclosed 10 Jan 2013
Exploit-DB1 entry
- Java Applet - Driver Manager Privileged 'toString()' Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 26135remote, multiplepublished 11 Jun 2013Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By oracle
- 37 days later
· 37 days later
Published
- 11 years later
· 11 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 87.2% · top 0.2% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References22
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16511 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- GLSA-201406-32 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u-dev/jdk/rev/a19614a3dabb (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [distro-pkg-dev] 20130417 [SECURITY] IcedTea 1.11.10 for OpenJDK 6 Released! (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- MDVSA-2013:145 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- TA13-107A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- http://blog.fuseyism.com/index.php/2013/04/25/security-icedtea-1-11-11-1-12-5-for-openjdk-6-released/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0130 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2013:0757 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://twitter.com/thezdi/status/309425888188043264 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0124 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0777 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- MDVSA-2013:161 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0964 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.zdnet.com/pwn2own-down-go-all-the-browsers-7000012283/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- RHSA-2013:0752 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- USN-1806-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2013:0814 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=920247 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuapr2013-1928497.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://blog.fuseyism.com/index.php/2013/04/22/security-icedtea-2-3-9-for-openjdk-7-released/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-2013/ba-p/5981157 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2013-1524 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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