Signature Detail

HTTP: Java Applet Reflection Type Confusion Remote Code Execution

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Oracle Java. A successful attack can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Extended 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

• oracle jdk up to 1.7.0 (update1)
• oracle jdk up to 1.7.0 (update10)
• oracle jdk up to 1.7.0 (update11)
• oracle jdk up to 1.7.0 (update13)
• oracle jdk up to 1.7.0 (update15)
• oracle jdk up to 1.7.0 (update17)
• oracle jdk up to 1.7.0 (update2)
• oracle jdk up to 1.7.0 (update3)
• oracle jdk up to 1.7.0 (update4)
• oracle jdk up to 1.7.0 (update5)
• oracle jdk up to 1.7.0 (update6)
• oracle jdk up to 1.7.0 (update7)
• oracle jdk up to 1.7.0 (update9)
• oracle jre up to 1.7.0 (update1)
• oracle jre up to 1.7.0 (update10)
• oracle jre up to 1.7.0 (update11)
• oracle jre up to 1.7.0 (update13)
• oracle jre up to 1.7.0 (update15)
• oracle jre up to 1.7.0 (update17)
• oracle jre up to 1.7.0 (update2)
• oracle jre up to 1.7.0 (update3)
• oracle jre up to 1.7.0 (update4)
• oracle jre up to 1.7.0 (update5)
• oracle jre up to 1.7.0 (update6)
• oracle jre up to 1.7.0 (update7)
• oracle jre up to 1.7.0 (update9)

References

• BugTraq: 59162
• CVE: CVE-2013-2423