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Vulnerability record · CVE-2013-1491 · published 8 March 2013

CVE-2013-1491: Oracle jdk code injection vulnerability

Oracle · Jdk

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to 2D, as demonstrated by Joshua Drake during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 16% · top 3.1% CWE-94 · Code injection
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
16%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
36References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in 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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to 2D, as demonstrated by Joshua Drake during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013.

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

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03898880
http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-2013/ba-p/5981157
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Apr/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00013.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00007.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=137283787217316&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0757.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0758.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1456.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuapr2013-1928497.html
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-107A US Government Resource
http://www.zdnet.com/pwn2own-down-go-all-the-browsers-7000012283/
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16663
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19482
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19553
https://twitter.com/thezdi/status/309438311112507392
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03898880
http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-2013/ba-p/5981157
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Apr/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00013.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00007.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=137283787217316&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0757.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0758.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1456.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuapr2013-1928497.html
http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-107A US Government Resource
http://www.zdnet.com/pwn2own-down-go-all-the-browsers-7000012283/
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16663
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19482
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19553
https://twitter.com/thezdi/status/309438311112507392

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2013-1491), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.