Oracle Java AWT Memory Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

June 27th, 2013
ZDI-13-156 ZDI-CAN-1846

CVE ID

CVE-2013-2463

CVSS Score

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

Affected Vendors

Oracle

Affected Products

Java Runtime

Vulnerability Details


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Oracle Java. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the AWT mlib library. The issue lies in the ability to bypass validation checks leading to out-of-bounds array accesses. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current 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/javacpujun2013-1899847.html

Disclosure Timeline

  • 2013-04-16 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2013-06-27 - Coordinated public release of advisory

Credit

Vitaliy Toropov

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