CVE-2013-5893

Summary

CVECVE-2013-5893
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneroracle
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-01-15 16:08:06 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionUnspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 7u45 and Java SE Embedded 7u45, and OpenJDK 7, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Libraries. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2014 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that the issue is related to improper handling of methods in MethodHandles in HotSpot JVM, which allows attackers to escape the sandbox.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.069800000 probability, percentile 0.914820000 (date 2026-05-01)

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Oracle Jdk 1.7.0 update45 All All
Application Oracle Jre 1.7.0 update45 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2014 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Vendor Advisory
jdk7u/jdk7u/hotspot: 839100e42498 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hg.openjdk.java.net
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Security Advisory SA56486 - Oracle Java SE Embedded Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX02972 SSRT101454 rev.1 - HP-UX Running Java7, Remote Unauthorized Access, ' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Security Advisory SA56535 - Red Hat update for java-1.7.0-oracle - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Document Display | HPE Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20566.www2.hpe.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
osvdb.org/102000 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Oracle Java Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Access and Modify Data, and Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
openSUSE-SU-2014:0180-1: moderate: update for java-1_7_0-openjdk af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Security Advisory SA56432 - Red Hat update for java-1.7.0-openjdk - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
RETIRED: Oracle January 2014 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Bug 1051549 – CVE-2013-5893 OpenJDK: JVM method processing issues (Libraries, 8029507) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
openSUSE-SU-2014:0174-1: moderate: update for java-1_7_0-openjdk af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
openSUSE-SU-2014:0177-1: moderate: update for java-1_7_0-openjdk af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2089-1: OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Oracle Java SE CVE-2013-5893 Remote Security Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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