MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2013-2449

Jre vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
3.8%
EPSS pct
89th
Exploited
No known
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 21 and earlier, and OpenJDK 7, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via unknown vectors related to Libraries. NOTE: the previous information is from the June 2013 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from another vendor that this issue is related to GnomeFileTypeDetector and a missing check for read permissions for a path.
Affected vendor
Oracle
Affected product
Jre
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published
2013-06-18

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 3.8% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2013-2449

  • Confirm whether Oracle Jre is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2013-2449.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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