Advisory Details

March 22nd, 2013

Oracle Java doPrivilegedWithCombiner Security Manager Bypass Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2013-1485
CVSS SCORE	7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Oracle
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Java Runtime
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of the Oracle Java. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or run a malicious file. The specific bypass exists within usage of MethodHandles invoking AccessController.doPrivilegedWithCombiner. This allows a malicious applet to execute attacker supplied code resulting in remote code execution under the context of the process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Oracle has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2013update_1905892.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2012-12-10 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2013-03-22 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Ben Murphy

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