CVE-2013-5893
Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 7u45 and Java SE Embedded 7u45, and OpenJDK 7, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Libraries. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2014 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that the issue is related to improper handling of methods in MethodHandles in HotSpot JVM, which allows attackers to escape the sandbox.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 5.3% (93th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2013-5727)
- Published
- January 15, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-5727 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- oracle / jdk
- oracle / jre
References
- http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u/hotspot/rev/839100e42498
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00105.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00107.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00000.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139402697611681&w=2
- http://osvdb.org/102000
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0026.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0027.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0030.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56432
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56485
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56486
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56535
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2014-1972949.html(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64863
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029608
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2089-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1051549
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04166777
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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