CVE-2013-0422
Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Java 7 before Update 11 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by (1) using the public…
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Description
Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Java 7 before Update 11 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by (1) using the public getMBeanInstantiator method in the JmxMBeanServer class to obtain a reference to a private MBeanInstantiator object, then retrieving arbitrary Class references using the findClass method, and (2) using the Reflection API with recursion in a way that bypasses a security check by the java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles.Lookup.checkSecurityManager method due to the inability of the sun.reflect.Reflection.getCallerClass method to skip frames related to the new reflection API, as exploited in the wild in January 2013, as demonstrated by Blackhole and Nuclear Pack, and a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4681 and CVE-2012-3174. NOTE: some parties have mapped the recursive Reflection API issue to CVE-2012-3174, but CVE-2012-3174 is for a different vulnerability whose details are not public as of 20130114. CVE-2013-0422 covers both the JMX/MBean and Reflection API issues. NOTE: it was originally reported that Java 6 was also vulnerable, but the reporter has retracted this claim, stating that Java 6 is not exploitable because the relevant code is called in a way that does not bypass security checks. NOTE: as of 20130114, a reliable third party has claimed that the findClass/MBeanInstantiator vector was not fixed in Oracle Java 7 Update 11. If there is still a vulnerable condition, then a separate CVE identifier might be created for the unfixed issue.
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Oracle JRE Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
- Added
- 25 May 2022
- Fix due (US federal)
- 15 Jun 2022
- Used by ransomware
- Known
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Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 97.1% · top 0.1% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (20)
- RHSA-2013:0156 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://malware.dontneedcoffee.com/2013/01/0-day-17u10-spotted-in-while-disable.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- MDVSA-2013:095 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- http://blog.fuseyism.com/index.php/2013/01/15/security-icedtea-2-1-4-2-2-4-2-3-4-released/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0199 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2013:0165 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- VU#625617 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- TA13-010A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- https://partners.immunityinc.com/idocs/Java%20MBeanInstantiator.findClass%200day%20Analysis.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://blog.fireeye.com/research/2013/01/happy-new-year-from-new-java-zero-day.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www-304.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/oracle_java_7_security_manager_bypass_vulnerability_cve_2013_04224?lang=en_us (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-1693-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0018 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://immunityproducts.blogspot.ca/2013/01/confirmed-java-only-fixed-one-of-two.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/nasty-new-java-zero-day-found-exploit-kits-already-have-it-011013 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20130110 [SE-2012-01] 'Fix' for Issue 32 exploited by new Java 0-day code (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2013-0422-1896849.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/01/zero-day-java-exploit-debuts-in-crimeware/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2013/new-year-new-java-zeroday/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-0422 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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