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CVE-2013-1491

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-1491 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier, 6 Update 43 and earlier, 5.0 Update 41 and earlier, and JavaFX 2.2.7 and earlier, specifically within the 2D component. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability over a network. While demonstrated during a Pwn2Own competition, there is no public exploit intelligence like Metasploit modules or ExploitDB entries, and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

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
16.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1642 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 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 (12)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.4Fixed in: java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.14.0-1jpp.1.el5_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Network Satellite Server v 5.5Fixed in: java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.14.0-1jpp.1.el5_9
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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-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.45-1jpp.1.el5_9
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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 5Fixed in: java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.13.2-1jpp.1.el5_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.16.2-1jpp.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-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.45-1jpp.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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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.13.2-1jpp.1.el6_4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.16.2-1jpp.1.el6_4
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2013-1491Critical

JDK: unspecified sanbox bypass (CanSecWest 2013, 2D)

Mar 6, 2013

References

h20000.www2.hp.com / bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp
h30499.www3.hp.com / t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-2013/ba-p/5981157
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2013/Apr/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00013.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00007.html
marc.info
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-0757.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-0758.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1456.html
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16663
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19482
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19553
twitter.com / thezdi/status/309438311112507392
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/javacpuapr2013-1928497.html
us-cert.gov / ncas/alerts/TA13-107A
US Government Resource
zdnet.com / pwn2own-down-go-all-the-browsers-7000012283