Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting openjdk-6 package, versions <6b27-1.12.5-1ubuntu1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
48.93% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1304-OPENJDK6-399584
  • published8 Mar 2013
  • disclosed8 Mar 2013

Introduced: 8 Mar 2013

CVE-2013-0401  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:13.04 openjdk-6 to version 6b27-1.12.5-1ubuntu1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openjdk-6 package and not the openjdk-6 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:13.04 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, and 5.0 Update 41 and earlier; and OpenJDK 6 and 7; allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to AWT, as demonstrated by Ben Murphy during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013. NOTE: the previous information is from the April 2013 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from another vendor that this issue is related to invocation of the system class loader by the sun.awt.datatransfer.ClassLoaderObjectInputStream class, which allows remote attackers to bypass Java sandbox restrictions.

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