CVE-2013-1488

critical
Published 2013-03-08 ยท Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
10.0

Description

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier, and OpenJDK 6 and 7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving reflection, Libraries, "improper toString calls," and the JDBC driver manager, as demonstrated by James Forshaw during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-26135 remote multiple verified
Metasploit ยท 2013-06-11

Java Applet - Driver Manager Privileged 'toString()' Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)

Source code queued for fetch โ€” refresh in a moment.

Metasploit modules

Java Applet Driver Manager Privileged toString() Remote Code Execution
Source fetch failed: fetch_error โ€” view the original via the link above.

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
oracle oraclejdk1.7.0
oracle oraclejre1.7.0

References

CWEs

CWE-94

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.