CVE-2013-4578

Summary

CVECVE-2013-4578
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-12-29 22:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
Descriptionjarsigner in OpenJDK and Oracle Java SE before 7u51 allows remote attackers to bypass a code-signing protection mechanism and inject unsigned bytecode into a signed JAR file by leveraging improper file validation.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-74 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update1 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update10 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update10_b31 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update11 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update11_b32 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update13 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update15 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update17 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update17_b31 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update17_b32 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update2 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update21 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update21_b31 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update25 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update25_b33 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update25_b34 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update25_b35 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update3 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update4 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update40 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update45 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update45_b31 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update45_b32 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update45_b33 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update45_b34 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update5 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update51 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update6 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update7 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update7_b32 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update9 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update9_b31 All All
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update9_b32 All All
Application Oracle Jdk All All All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update1 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update10 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update10_b31 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update11 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update11_b32 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update13 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update15 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update17 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update17_b31 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update17_b32 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update2 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update21 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update21_b31 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update25 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update25_b33 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update25_b34 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update25_b35 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update3 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update4 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update40 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update45 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update45_b31 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update45_b32 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update45_b33 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update45_b34 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update5 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update51 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update6 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update7 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update7_b32 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update9 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update9_b31 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update9_b32 All All
Application Oracle Jre All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
1031471 – (CVE-2013-4578) CVE-2013-4578 OpenJDK: jarsigner does not detect unsigned bytecode injected into signed jars af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - CVE-2013-4578 OpenJDK: jarsigner does not detect unsigned bytecode injected into signed jars af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE-2013-4578 OpenJDK: jarsigner does not detect unsigned bytecode injected into signed jars af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
jdk7u/jdk7u/jdk: d5f36e1c927e af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hg.openjdk.java.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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