Arbitrary Code Injection The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package openjdk-7  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-OPENJDK7-635117
  • published10 Sept 2020
  • disclosed29 Dec 2017

Introduced: 29 Dec 2017

CVE-2013-4578  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-74  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:14.04.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openjdk-7 package and not the openjdk-7 package as distributed by Ubuntu.

jarsigner in OpenJDK and Oracle Java SE before 7u51 allows remote attackers to bypass a code-signing protection mechanism and inject unsigned bytecode into a signed JAR file by leveraging improper file validation.