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CVE-2013-1488: oracle jdk Improper Control of Generation of Code

Modified
Published 08-03-2013Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-1488 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Improper Control of Generation of Code vulnerability in oracle jdk. EPSS estimates a 87.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Priority
Prioritiseweaponized exploit

Weaponized exploit (exploit-database, 11-06-2013)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
87.23%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits2exploit-database, metasploit

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10534-1RHSA-2013:0751RHSA-2013:0752RHSA-2013:0757RHSA-2013:0770RHSA-2013:0822

Timeline

  1. 08-03-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

87.23%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

100%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 87.23% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

2 found
  • exploit-databaseremotemultipleVerified

    Java Applet - Driver Manager Privileged 'toString()' Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    Java Applet Driver Manager Privileged toString() Remote Code Execution

    exploit/multi/browser/java_jre17_driver_manager

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Oracle2 products
  • jdk1.7.0:update17
  • jre1.7.0:update17

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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