CVE-2013-4578 json
jarsigner in OpenJDK and Oracle Java SE before 7u51 allows remote attackers to bypass a code-signing protection mechanism and inject unsign…
published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-4436
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.5%
- EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- java-1.6.0-sun RHEL 5 EXTRAS_ORACLE_JAVA 1:1.6.0.75-1jpp.3.el5_10
- java-1.6.0-sun RHEL 6 EXTRAS_ORACLE_JAVA 1:1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5
- java-1.6.0-sun-src RHEL 5 EXTRAS_ORACLE_JAVA 1:1.6.0.75-1jpp.3.el5_10
- java-1.6.0-sun-src RHEL 6 EXTRAS_ORACLE_JAVA 1:1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5
- java-1.6.0-sun-demo RHEL 5 EXTRAS_ORACLE_JAVA 1:1.6.0.75-1jpp.3.el5_10
- java-1.6.0-sun-demo RHEL 6 EXTRAS_ORACLE_JAVA 1:1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5
- java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc RHEL 5 EXTRAS_ORACLE_JAVA 1:1.6.0.75-1jpp.3.el5_10
- java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc RHEL 6 EXTRAS_ORACLE_JAVA 1:1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5
red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0414RHSA-2014:0134RHSA-2014:0136RHSA-2014:0030RHSA-2014:0135RHSA-2014:0097
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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-4578 updated cvss 5.0
OpenJDK: jarsigner does not detect unsigned bytecode injected into signed jars
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Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.75-1jpp.3.el5_10, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.75-1jpp.3.el5_10, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.75-1jpp.3.el5_10, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.75-1jpp.3.el5_10, java-1.6.0-sun-plugin 1.6.0.75-1jpp.3.el5_10 Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-sun-plugin 1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5 Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6 java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5 Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.75-1jpp.3.el5_10, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.75-1jpp.3.el5_10, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.75-1jpp.3.el5_10, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.75-1jpp.3.el5_10, java-1.6.0-sun-plugin 1.6.0.75-1jpp.3.el5_10 Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-sun-plugin 1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5 Red Hat Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 java-1.6.0-sun 1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-sun-src 1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-sun-demo 1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-sun-jdbc 1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-sun-plugin 1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0414
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el5_10, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el5_10, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo 1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el5_10, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el5_10, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el5_10, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo 1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el5_10, +2 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo 1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5, +2 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0097
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.6.1-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.16.5-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.15.1-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.6.1-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.16.5-1jpp.1.el5_10, +18 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.6.1-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.16.5-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.15.1-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.6.1-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.16.5-1jpp.1.el6_5, +16 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0136
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo 1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5, +2 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0097
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.6.1-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.16.5-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.15.1-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.6.1-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.16.5-1jpp.1.el6_5, +8 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0136
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo 1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0097
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.6.1-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.16.5-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.15.1-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.6.1-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.16.5-1jpp.1.el5_10, +18 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.6.1-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.16.5-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.15.1-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.6.1-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.16.5-1jpp.1.el6_5, +16 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0136
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) java-1.6.0-openjdk 1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src 1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo 1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0097
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.6.1-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.5.0-ibm 1.5.0.16.5-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.6.0-ibm 1.6.0.15.1-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.6.1-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.5.0-ibm-src 1.5.0.16.5-1jpp.1.el6_5, +16 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0136
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Exploit prediction
2.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component
References
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2014:0414
vendor-advisory, patch, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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hg.openjdk.java.net
/jdk7u/jdk7u/jdk/rev/d5f36e1c927e
patch, vendor-advisory
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=1031471
issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2015/02/08/6
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2015/02/09/9
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2013-4578
- NVD CVE-2013-4578
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