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CVE-2013-1491

The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier, 6 Update 43 and earlier, 5.0 Update 41 and earlier, and JavaFX 2.2.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to 2D, as demonstrated by Joshua Drake during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013.

Severity
High 10.0
Published
8 Mar 2013
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
22 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
16% in the next 30 daysHigher than 97% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Code injection (CWE-94)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
JavaServers and applications · cpe:a:oracle:jdk
  • Version 1.7.0-update17
JavaServers and applications · cpe:a:oracle:jre
  • Version 1.7.0-update17

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1491
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1491