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critical 9.3

CVE-2013-5456 json

The com.ibm.rmi.io.SunSerializableFactory class in IBM Java SDK 7.0.0 before SR6 allows remote attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mec…

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-5296

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.0%
EPSS 6.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The com.ibm.rmi.io.SunSerializableFactory class in IBM Java SDK 7.0.0 before SR6 allows remote attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary code via vectors related to deserialization inside the AccessController doPrivileged block.

Patch / fix

  • java-1.7.0-ibm RHEL 5 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el5_10
  • java-1.7.0-ibm RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_4
  • java-1.7.0-ibm-src RHEL 5 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el5_10
  • java-1.7.0-ibm-src RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_4
  • java-1.7.0-ibm-demo RHEL 5 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el5_10
  • java-1.7.0-ibm-demo RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_4
  • java-1.7.0-ibm-jdbc RHEL 5 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el5_10
  • java-1.7.0-ibm-jdbc RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_4

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:1507

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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-5456 updated cvss 6.8

JDK: unspecified sandbox bypass (ORB)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-ibm-demo 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-ibm-jdbc 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-ibm-plugin 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el5_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_4, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_4, java-1.7.0-ibm-demo 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_4, java-1.7.0-ibm-jdbc 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_4, java-1.7.0-ibm-plugin 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_4, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_4, java-1.7.0-ibm-demo 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-ibm-demo 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-ibm-jdbc 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-ibm-plugin 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el5_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_4, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_4, java-1.7.0-ibm-demo 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_4, java-1.7.0-ibm-jdbc 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_4, java-1.7.0-ibm-plugin 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.0-ibm 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_4, java-1.7.0-ibm-src 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_4, java-1.7.0-ibm-demo 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_4, java-1.7.0-ibm-jdbc 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_4, java-1.7.0-ibm-plugin 1.7.0.6.0-1jpp.1.el6_4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1507
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 java-1.5.0-ibm, java-1.6.0-ibm Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 java-1.5.0-ibm, java-1.6.0-ibm, java-1.5.0-ibm-src, java-1.6.0-ibm-src, java-1.5.0-ibm-demo, java-1.5.0-ibm-jdbc, +6 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

6.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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