OpenJDK: incorrect setter access checks in MethodHandles (Hostspot, 8009677)
Published Apr 17, 2013 ·Due Jun 15, 2022
3.7
LOWCVSS 3.1
EPSS 85.22%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.0
- 1.7.0
Configuration 2
- 12.10
- 12.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el5_9
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0752
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el6_4
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0751
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.4.2-1jpp.1.el5_9
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0822
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.21-1jpp.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0757
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
java-1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.4.2-1jpp.1.el6_4
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0822
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.21-1jpp.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0757
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.6.0-openjdk
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.6.0-sun
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
java-1.6.0-openjdk
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
java-1.6.0-sun
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el5_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0752 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.19-2.3.9.1.el6_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0751 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.4.2-1jpp.1.el5_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0822 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.21-1jpp.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0757 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | java-1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.4.2-1jpp.1.el6_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0822 |
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.21-1jpp.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0757 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.6.0-openjdk | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.6.0-sun | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | java-1.6.0-openjdk | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | java-1.6.0-sun | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Date Added
May 25, 2022
Patch Due
Jun 15, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 10, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 85.22% (0.85215) | 99.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 85.22% (0.85215) | 99.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 11, 2026 | 93.23% (0.93226) | 99.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 91.52% (0.91522) | 99.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 21, 2025 | 93.23% (0.93226) | 99.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 91.52% (0.91522) | 99.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 93.61% (0.93609) | 99.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.09% (0.97091) | 99.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 11, 2024 | 96.74% (0.96738) | 99.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 11, 2024 | 96.85% (0.96849) | 99.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 97.05% (0.97045) | 99.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2024 | 97.50% (0.97497) | 99.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 3, 2024 | 97.51% (0.97512) | 99.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 97.49% (0.97492) | 99.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 16, 2023 | 97.51% (0.97512) | 99.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.52% (0.97521) | 99.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 80.61% (0.80605) | 99.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 27, 2022 | 80.61% (0.80605) | 99.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 19, 2022 | 81.73% (0.81730) | 99.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 83.04% (0.83039) | 99.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (21)
- http://blog.fuseyism.com/index.php/2013/04/22/security-icedtea-2-3-9-for-openjdk-7-released/ x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://blog.spiderlabs.com/2013/04/java-is-so-confusing.html x_refsource_MISCNot Applicable
- http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u-dev/jdk/rev/b453d9be6b3f x_refsource_MISCPatch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00099.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0752.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0757.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://weblog.ikvm.net/PermaLink.aspx?guid=acd2dd6d-1028-4996-95df-efa42ac237f0 x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24976 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:161 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuapr2013-1928497.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1806-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-107A third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2423 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=952398 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2423
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16700 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0130 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-2423 government-resourceUS Government Resource
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2423
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.