Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 7u45 and Java SE Embedded 7u45, and OpenJDK 7, allows remote attackers to affect confidentialit…

published 2014-01-15 12y ago modified 2026-06-16 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-5727

cvss: 9.3; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 5.3%; EPSS 5.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
public exploits: 0; none known

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 7u45 and Java SE Embedded 7u45, and OpenJDK 7, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Libraries. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2014 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that the issue is related to improper handling of methods in MethodHandles in HotSpot JVM, which allows attackers to escape the sandbox.

Patch / fix

distros 2

red hat opensuse

java-1.7.0-oracle RHEL 5 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el5_10
java-1.7.0-oracle RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5
java-1.7.0-oracle-src RHEL 5 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el5_10
java-1.7.0-oracle-src RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5
java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc RHEL 5 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el5_10
java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5
java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx RHEL 5 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el5_10
java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx RHEL 6 EXTRAS 1:1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0030 RHSA-2014:0027 RHSA-2014:0026

java-1_7_0-openjdk openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.7.0.121-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10534-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-5893 updated 2026-11-04 cvss 6.8

OpenJDK: JVM method processing issues (Libraries, 8029507)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el5_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el5_10
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0027
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0026
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el5_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0030
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) 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-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-javadoc 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0026
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0030
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.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-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0026
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el5_10, java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el5_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0030
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) java-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.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-1.7.0-openjdk 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-openjdk-demo 1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0026

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) java-1.7.0-oracle 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-src 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-jdbc 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-javafx 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5, java-1.7.0-oracle-plugin 1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5
fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0030
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 java-1.6.0-openjdk Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 java-1.6.0-openjdk, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src, java-1.6.0-openjdk-demo, java-1.6.0-openjdk-javadoc Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 java-1.7.0-oracle, java-1.6.0-openjdk, java-1.7.0-openjdk, java-1.7.0-oracle-src, java-1.6.0-openjdk-src, java-1.7.0-openjdk-src, +10 more
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

5.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% 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

lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00105.html
vendor-advisory
ubuntu.com /usn/USN-2089-1
vendor-advisory
rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2014-0030.html
vendor-advisory
marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=139402697611681&w=2
vendor-advisory
rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2014-0027.html
vendor-advisory
rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2014-0026.html
vendor-advisory
lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00000.html
vendor-advisory
lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00107.html
vendor-advisory
oracle.com /technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2014-1972949.html
vendor-advisory
secunia.com /advisories/56432
third-party-advisory
hg.openjdk.java.net /jdk7u/jdk7u/hotspot/rev/839100e42498
secunia.com /advisories/56535
third-party-advisory
osvdb.org /102000
vdb-entry
secunia.com /advisories/56485
third-party-advisory
h20566.www2.hpe.com /portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04166777
secunia.com /advisories/56486
third-party-advisory
securitytracker.com /id/1029608
vdb-entry
bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1051549
securityfocus.com /bid/64863
vdb-entry
securityfocus.com /bid/64758
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2013-5893
NVD CVE-2013-5893

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