SB2013041601 - Security bypass in Oracle Java SE
Published: April 16, 2013 Updated: March 24, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013041601
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2423)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.The weakness caused by weak access control on static classes. Tricking the victim into running a malicious Java applet a remote attacker can bypass Java sandbox restrictions.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in security bypass.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.