jarsigner in OpenJDK and Oracle Java SE before 7u51 allows remote attackers to bypass a code-signing protection mechanism and inject unsigned bytecode into a signed JAR file by leveraging improper file validation.
CVE-2013-4578
Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 5.3
- EG Score
- 5.3(medium)
- EG Risk
- —
- EPSS
- 82.7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
December 29, 2017
Last Modified
May 13, 2026
References (10)
- secalert@redhathttp://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u/jdk/rev/d5f36e1c927e
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/08/6
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/09/9
- secalert@redhathttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0414
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1031471
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u/jdk/rev/d5f36e1c927e
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/08/6
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/09/9
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0414
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1031471
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2013-4578(8)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2014:0414Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.6.0-sun security update
- RHSA-2014:0134Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.7.0-ibm security update
- RHSA-2014:0135Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.6.0-ibm security update
- RHSA-2014:0136Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.5.0-ibm security update
- RHSA-2014:0097Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.6.0-openjdk security update
- RHSA-2014:0030Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.7.0-oracle security update
- RHSA-2014:0026Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.7.0-openjdk security update
- RHSA-2014:0027Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.7.0-openjdk security update
Patch Availability(8)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_5 | 2014-04-17 | redhat |
| redhat | java-1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.6.1-1jpp.1.el6_5 | 2014-02-04 | redhat |
| redhat | java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.15.1-1jpp.1.el6_5 | 2014-02-04 | redhat |
| redhat | java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.16.5-1jpp.1.el6_5 | 2014-02-04 | redhat |
| redhat | java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el6_5 | 2014-01-27 | redhat |
| redhat | java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el5_10 | 2014-01-15 | redhat |
| redhat | java-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_5 | 2014-01-15 | redhat |
| redhat | java-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_5 | 2014-01-15 | redhat |
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