CVE-2013-2423

Name: CVE-2013-2423
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2013-04-17T18:55:07.087+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

LOWCVSS 3.7/10Actively ExploitedEPSS 85.33%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2013-2423 is a low-severity vulnerability rated 3.7/10 on the CVSS scale. Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier, and OpenJDK 7, allows remote attackers to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to HotSpot. NOTE: the previous information is from the April 2013 CPU. CISA has confirmed active exploitation in the wild. EPSS estimates a 85.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier, and OpenJDK 7, allows remote attackers to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to HotSpot. NOTE: the previous information is from the April 2013 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from the original researcher that this vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass permission checks by the MethodHandles method and modify arbitrary public final fields using reflection and type confusion, as demonstrated using integer and double fields to disable the security manager.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

3.7/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS Probability

85.33%

99.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Exploitation Status

This vulnerability is listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild. Federal agencies must remediate by Jun 15, 2022.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Oracle	Jre	1.7.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.10
Opensuse	Opensuse	12.3

References

http://blog.fuseyism.com/index.php/2013/04/22/security-icedtea-2-3-9-for-openjdk-7-released/Broken Link
http://blog.spiderlabs.com/2013/04/java-is-so-confusing.htmlNot Applicable
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u-dev/jdk/rev/b453d9be6b3fPatch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00099.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0752.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0757.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://weblog.ikvm.net/PermaLink.aspx?guid=acd2dd6d-1028-4996-95df-efa42ac237f0Broken Link
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24976Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:161Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuapr2013-1928497.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1806-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-107AThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=952398Issue Tracking
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16700Broken Link
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0130Third Party Advisory
http://blog.fuseyism.com/index.php/2013/04/22/security-icedtea-2-3-9-for-openjdk-7-released/Broken Link
http://blog.spiderlabs.com/2013/04/java-is-so-confusing.htmlNot Applicable
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u-dev/jdk/rev/b453d9be6b3fPatch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00099.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0752.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0757.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xmlThird Party Advisory
http://weblog.ikvm.net/PermaLink.aspx?guid=acd2dd6d-1028-4996-95df-efa42ac237f0Broken Link
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24976Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:161Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuapr2013-1928497.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1806-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-107AThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=952398Issue Tracking
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16700Broken Link
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0130Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-2423US Government Resource

Timeline

Published: Apr 17, 2013
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2013-2423?

How severe is CVE-2013-2423?

CVE-2013-2423 has a CVSS score of 3.7/10 (LOW severity). The EPSS model estimates a 85.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. This vulnerability is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2423?

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Source: NVD / NIST