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CVE-2013-1488

85
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-1488 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier, as well as OpenJDK 6 and 7. This flaw, demonstrated during Pwn2Own 2013, stems from unspecified vectors involving reflection, Libraries, improper toString calls, and the JDBC driver manager. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it presents a severe risk, allowing unauthenticated attackers to achieve complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability over the network with low attack complexity. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists for this vulnerability, indicating readily available exploit code, though it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update17:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update17:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
87.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Java Applet Driver Manager Privileged toString() Remote Code Execution · Jan 10, 2013
ExploitDB: EDB-26135 · Jun 11, 2013
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.8723 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (8)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el5_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-1.40.1.11.11.el5_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el6_4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-1.61.1.11.11.el6_4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.21-1jpp.1.el5
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.4.2-1jpp.1.el5_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.21-1jpp.1.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.4.2-1jpp.1.el6_4
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2013-1488Critical

OpenJDK: JDBC driver manager improper toString calls (CanSecWest 2013, Libraries, 8009814)

Apr 16, 2013

References

blog.fuseyism.com / index.php/2013/04/22/security-icedtea-2-3-9-for-openjdk-7-released
blog.fuseyism.com / index.php/2013/04/25/security-icedtea-1-11-11-1-12-5-for-openjdk-6-released
h30499.www3.hp.com / t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-2013/ba-p/5981157
hg.openjdk.java.net / jdk7u/jdk7u-dev/jdk/rev/a19614a3dabb
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00007.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2013-05/msg00017.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00099.html
mail.openjdk.java.net / pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2013-April/022796.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-0752.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-0757.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16511
twitter.com / thezdi/status/309425888188043264
wiki.mageia.org / en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0124
wiki.mageia.org / en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0130
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/javacpuapr2013-1928497.html
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1806-1
us-cert.gov / ncas/alerts/TA13-107A
US Government Resource
zdnet.com / pwn2own-down-go-all-the-browsers-7000012283