Actively exploited · Published Jun 18, 2013 · Assigned by oracle

CVE-2013-2465

Critical 9.8 Exploited Ransomware

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in Java SE from Oracle. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on March 28, 2022). It has been used in ransomware campaigns. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 98.8% (higher than 99.9% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)98.8%top 0.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since Mar 28, 2022
Attack tooling1Metasploit

CISA guidance

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Federal agencies must remediate by Apr 18, 2022.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 21 and earlier, 6 Update 45 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 45 and earlier, and OpenJDK 7, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to 2D. NOTE: the previous information is from the June 2013 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from another vendor that this issue allows remote attackers to bypass the Java sandbox via vectors related to "Incorrect image channel verification" in 2D.

Affected products (as reported)

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Weakness: CWE-693 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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