5.3

CVE-2013-4578: oracle jdk Injection

CVSS: 5.3v3.0MediumModified
AliasesCGA-2jgq-3ppv-gmxgCGA-2m7c-p644-248wCGA-343w-92vp-fcr7
Published 29-12-2017Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-4578 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Injection vulnerability in oracle jdk. EPSS estimates a 2.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.50%
0%100%
Low · +0.05 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 5

Timeline

  1. 29-12-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

jarsigner 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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.50%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

84%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.05 pp

From 2.45% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.50%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Chainguard16 products
  • openjdk-11-openj9-default-policy< 0.53.0-r0
  • openjdk-17-openj9-default-policy< 0.53.0-r0
  • openjdk-21-openj9-default-policy< 0.48.0-r2
  • openjdk-25-openj9< 0.59.0-r1
  • openjdk-25-openj9-dbg< 0.59.0-r1
Oracle2 products
  • jdk1.7.0:update1 | 1.7.0:update10 | 1.7.0:update10_b31 | 1.7.0:update11 | 1.7.0:update11_b32 | 1.7.0:update13 | 1.7.0:update15 | 1.7.0:update17 | 1.7.0:update17_b31 | 1.7.0:update17_b32 | 1.7.0:update2 | 1.7.0:update21 | 1.7.0:update21_b31 | 1.7.0:update25 | 1.7.0:update25_b33 | 1.7.0:update25_b34 | 1.7.0:update25_b35 | 1.7.0:update3 | 1.7.0:update4 | 1.7.0:update40 | 1.7.0:update45 | 1.7.0:update45_b31 | 1.7.0:update45_b32 | 1.7.0:update45_b33 | 1.7.0:update45_b34 | 1.7.0:update5 | 1.7.0:update51 | 1.7.0:update6 | 1.7.0:update7 | 1.7.0:update7_b32 | 1.7.0:update9 | 1.7.0:update9_b31 | 1.7.0:update9_b32 | ≤ 1.7.0
  • jre1.7.0:update1 | 1.7.0:update10 | 1.7.0:update10_b31 | 1.7.0:update11 | 1.7.0:update11_b32 | 1.7.0:update13 | 1.7.0:update15 | 1.7.0:update17 | 1.7.0:update17_b31 | 1.7.0:update17_b32 | 1.7.0:update2 | 1.7.0:update21 | 1.7.0:update21_b31 | 1.7.0:update25 | 1.7.0:update25_b33 | 1.7.0:update25_b34 | 1.7.0:update25_b35 | 1.7.0:update3 | 1.7.0:update4 | 1.7.0:update40 | 1.7.0:update45 | 1.7.0:update45_b31 | 1.7.0:update45_b32 | 1.7.0:update45_b33 | 1.7.0:update45_b34 | 1.7.0:update5 | 1.7.0:update51 | 1.7.0:update6 | 1.7.0:update7 | 1.7.0:update7_b32 | 1.7.0:update9 | 1.7.0:update9_b31 | 1.7.0:update9_b32 | ≤ 1.7.0

2 vendors · 18 products

References

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