Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting java-1.6.0-sun-plugin package, versions <1:1.6.0.45-1jpp.1.el6


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
85.96% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-JAVA160SUNPLUGIN-1460738
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed6 Mar 2013

Introduced: 6 Mar 2013

CVE-2013-1491  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 java-1.6.0-sun-plugin to version 1:1.6.0.45-1jpp.1.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2013:0758.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.6.0-sun-plugin package and not the java-1.6.0-sun-plugin package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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