CVE-2013-1488
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.
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Key data
EPSS
- Score
- 0.87227 (87.2% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.8%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16511 (oval.cisecurity.org)vdb-entrysignature
- GLSA-201406-32 (security.gentoo.org)vendor-advisory
- hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u-dev/jdk/rev/a19614a3dabb
- [distro-pkg-dev] 20130417 [SECURITY] IcedTea 1.11.10 for OpenJDK 6 Released! (mail.openjdk.java.net)mailing-list
- MDVSA-2013:145 (mandriva.com)vendor-advisory
- TA13-107A (us-cert.gov)third-party-advisory
- blog.fuseyism.com/index.php/2013/04/25/security-icedtea-1-1…
- wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0130
- RHSA-2013:0757 (rhn.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- twitter.com/thezdi/status/309425888188043264
- wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0124
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0777 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2013:161 (mandriva.com)vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0964 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- zdnet.com/pwn2own-down-go-all-the-browsers-7000012283
- RHSA-2013:0752 (rhn.redhat.com)vendor-advisory
- USN-1806-1 (ubuntu.com)vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2013:0814 (lists.opensuse.org)vendor-advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=920247
- oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuapr2013-19284…
- blog.fuseyism.com/index.php/2013/04/22/security-icedtea-2-3…
- h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-201…
Timeline
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