Oracle Java cmmColorConvert Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

June 27th, 2013
ZDI-13-149 ZDI-CAN-1718

CVE ID

CVE-2013-1493

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 sun.java2d.cmm.kcms.CMM.cmmColorConvert's native function. The issue lies in the handling of the destCMMImageLayout argument, which is not properly validated before being used. By manipulating the functions arguments an attacker can force an integer overflow to occur before indexing into an array. 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/alert-cve-2013-1493-1915081.html

Disclosure Timeline

  • 2013-02-01 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2013-06-27 - Coordinated public release of advisory

Credit

Vitaliy Toropov

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