CVE-2013-2423

OpenJDK: incorrect setter access checks in MethodHandles (Hostspot, 8009677)

Published Apr 17, 2013 CVSS 3.1 · 3.7 Low EPSS 85.2% KEV · Listed
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier, and OpenJDK 7, allows remote attackers to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to HotSpot. NOTE: the previous information is from the April 2013 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from the original researcher that this vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass permission checks by the MethodHandles method and modify arbitrary public final fields using reflection and type confusion, as demonstrated using integer and double fields to disable the security manager.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1806-1 OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

kev

{'dateAdded': '2022-05-25'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
oracle
Published
Updated
Oct 22, 2025, 12:05 AM
Reserved
Mar 5, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 17, 2013, 6:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:53 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 16, 2013, 12:00 AM