CVE-2013-0431: Used in ransomware campaigns — CISA KEV
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
CISA KEV — Actively Exploited
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 through Update 11, and Ope
Vendor / Product
— / Oracle / Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
CVSS / EPSS
5.3 MEDIUM · EPSS 89.99%
01What CISA says about this vulnerability
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.
02Required action — verbatim from CISA
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
03Notes & references
- arstechnica.com — http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/01/critical-java-vulnerabilies-confirmed-in…
- blogs.computerworld.com — http://blogs.computerworld.com/malware-and-vulnerabilities/21693/yet-another-jav…
- lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00001.html
- marc.info — http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136439120408139&w=2
- marc.info — http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136733161405818&w=2
- rhn.redhat.com — http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0237.html
- rhn.redhat.com — http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0247.html
- seclists.org — http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/142
- seclists.org — http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/195
- security.gentoo.org — http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters
This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.
05Affected products (summary)
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
06Detection
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