CVE-2013-2423

Summary

CVE-2013-2423 is a vulnerability affecting the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier, as well as OpenJDK 7. This issue, which was discovered but not yet confirmed by Oracle, may allow remote attackers to manipulate the integrity of the system through unknown vectors related to the HotSpot component. Initial reports suggest that this vulnerability could enable attackers to bypass permission checks using the MethodHandles method and modify arbitrary public final fields via reflection and type confusion, potentially disabling the security manager. However, Oracle has not yet verified these claims.

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