Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2013-2459 is an old Java runtime vulnerability affecting Oracle Java SE and OpenJDK 7-era deployments. Sources describe possible remote impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability through AWT-related vectors. The record is vague, and Oracle did not confirm a third-party sandbox-bypass claim tied to integer overflow checks. Exposure is most likely on legacy endpoints, servers, appliances, or applications still running affected Oracle Java SE or OpenJDK 7 packages, especially where Java client-side or AWT-capable functionality remains reachable. Treat this as high priority if legacy Java remains in production. The vulnerability is old, broadly remediated by vendors, and hard to justify as an accepted risk on internet-facing or user-workstation systems. Mitigation focus: Inventory Oracle Java SE and OpenJDK installations across endpoints, servers, and embedded products.; Upgrade affected Java runtimes using Oracle CPU or applicable OS vendor advisory packages.; Remove unsupported Java 5, Java 6, Java 7, and obsolete OpenJDK 7 installations where possible..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- RHSA-2014:0414CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17181CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19587CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19741CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=975121CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19310CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
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