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CVE-2013-5884

5.0 · MEDIUM

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 5.0u55, 6u65, and 7u45; Java SE Embedded 7u45; and OpenJDK 7 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via vectors related to CORBA.

Published Jan 15, 2014oracleEPSS 3.85%

Overview

CVE-2013-5884 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting oracle jre. It was published on January 15, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 5.0u55, 6u65, and 7u45; Java SE Embedded 7u45; and OpenJDK 7 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via vectors related to CORBA. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2014 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that the issue is related to an incorrect check for code permissions by CORBA stub factories.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from oracle. Update jre to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refhg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u/corba/rev/b1548473f261Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00009.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00012.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00024.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00105.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00107.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00000.htmlRefmarc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139402697611681&w=2Refmarc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139402749111889&w=2Refosvdb.org/102016

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-5884?

CVE-2013-5884 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting oracle jre. It was published on January 15, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2013-5884?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2013-5884?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from oracle. Update jre to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2013-5884?

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