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CVE-2013-3009

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-3009 describes a critical vulnerability in IBM Java versions 1.4.2, 5.0, 6, 6.0.1, and 7, where the com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.ClientDelegate class improperly exposes the invoke method, allowing remote attackers to bypass sandbox protections. This flaw enables attackers to call setSecurityManager through an AccessController doPrivileged block. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Its FAUCET Risk Score of 79/100 further emphasizes its significant risk. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the KEV catalog or public exploit intelligence platforms like Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability garnered significant community discussion and media coverage at the time, including articles detailing patch bypasses.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4.2.13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:1.4.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4.2.13.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:1.4.2.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4.2.13.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:1.4.2.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.4.2.13.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:1.4.2.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0438 is in the 55th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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 (6)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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-ibm-1:1.7.0.5.0-1jpp.2.el5_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.16.3-1jpp.1.el5_9
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.14.0-1jpp.1.el6_4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.5.0-1jpp.2.el6_4
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.16.3-1jpp.1.el6_4
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2013-3009Important

JDK: Unspecified security fixes (July 2013)

Jul 12, 2013

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00026.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00027.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00028.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00029.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00031.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00003.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1059.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1060.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2013-1081.html
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/20
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/3
secunia.com / advisories/54154
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/84150
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Vendor Advisory
www-01.ibm.com / support/docview.wss
Vendor Advisory
ibm.com / developerworks/java/jdk/alerts
Vendor Advisory
security-explorations.com / materials/SE-2012-01-IBM-2.pdf
security-explorations.com / materials/SE-2012-01-IBM-4.pdf