CVE-2013-1493

Public on 2013-03-05
Modified on 2014-09-15
Description
The color management (CMM) functionality in the 2D component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 15 and earlier, 6 Update 41 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 40 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via an image with crafted raster parameters, which triggers (1) an out-of-bounds read or (2) memory corruption in the JVM, as exploited in the wild in February 2013.
Severity
Critical severity
Critical
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.8
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 1 java-1.6.0-openjdk 2013-03-14 ALAS-2013-167 Fixed
Amazon Linux 1 java-1.7.0-openjdk 2013-03-14 ALAS-2013-168 Fixed

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD CVSSv2 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2013-1493 Mitre: CVE-2013-1493