CVE-2013-0431
Published 2013-01-31 · Updated 2026-10-02 · Source secalert_us@oracle.com
Summary
CVE-2013-0431 is a low-severity (CVSS 3.7) vulnerability in Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 25, 2022, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by June 15, 2022. CISA also lists it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns, so it should be prioritised accordingly. Oracle has 46 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 13 of them linked to ransomware.
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Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 through Update 11, and OpenJDK 7, allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Java security sandbox via unspecified vectors related to JMX, aka "Issue 52," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-1490.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Oracle — Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
Name: Oracle JRE Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability
Date added: 2022-05-25 · Due: 2022-06-15
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/01/critical-java-vulnerabilies-confirmed-in-latest-version/
- http://blogs.computerworld.com/malware-and-vulnerabilities/21693/yet-another-java-security-flaw-discovered-number-53
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00001.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136439120408139&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136733161405818&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0237.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0247.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/142

