CVE-2013-1557
Published Apr 17, 2013 · Updated Nov 3, 2026
Original summary
Normalized public record · Updated Nov 3, 2026
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier, 6 Update 43 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 41 and earlier; and OpenJDK 6 and 7; allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to RMI. NOTE: the previous information is from the April 2013 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from another vendor that this issue is related to "missing security restrictions" in the LogStream.setDefaultStream method.
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QFinch assessment
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier, 6 Update 43 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 41 and earlier; and OpenJDK 6 and 7; allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to RMI. NOTE: the previous information is from the April 2013 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from another vendor that this issue is related to "missing security restrictions" in the LogStream.setDefaultStream method.
Evidence: public source recordsAffected products
| Affected package, product or range | Fix status |
|---|---|
| Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions. | Consult source advisory |
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Remediation
Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.
- Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
- Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
- Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Evidence coverage
- SSVC priority
- LOW
- Confidence
- Not available
- Aliases
- None reported
Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.
Sources and record history
- SUSE-SU-2013:0835 ↗
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19294 ↗
- GLSA-201406-32 ↗
- [distro-pkg-dev] 20130417 [SECURITY] IcedTea 1.11.10 for OpenJDK 6 Released! ↗
- SUSE-SU-2013:0871 ↗
- RHSA-2013:0758 ↗
- hg.openjdk.java.net ↗
- APPLE-SA-2013-04-16-2 ↗
- MDVSA-2013:145 ↗
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19672 ↗
- TA13-107A ↗
- IV40772 ↗
Record history
Published Apr 17, 2013 · Last refreshed Nov 3, 2026