Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20132423000
Revision Date:2013-04-17Version:1
Title:CVE-2013-2423 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2013-2423
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'icedtea-web' package in precise is not affected.
  • OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'openjdk-6' package in precise is not affected.
  • OR The 'openjdk-7' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '7u21-2.3.9-0ubuntu0.12.04.1').
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