CVE-2013-5896

Published Jan 15, 2014 oracle

Overview

CVE-2013-5896 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting oracle jdk. It was published on January 15, 2014.

Technical Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 5.0u55, 6u65, and 7u45; Java SE Embedded 7u45; and OpenJDK 7 allows remote attackers to affect availability via vectors related to CORBA. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2014 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that com.sun.corba.se and its sub-packages are not included on the restricted package list.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from oracle. Update jdk to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status

References

Ref hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u/jdk/rev/694ad155b344 Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00009.html Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00012.html Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00024.html Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00105.html Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00107.html Ref lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00000.html Ref marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139402697611681&w=2 Ref marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139402749111889&w=2 Ref osvdb.org/102015

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2013-5896?

CVE-2013-5896 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting oracle jdk. It was published on January 15, 2014.

How severe is CVE-2013-5896?

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