Explain CVE-2013-1478
Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 through Update 11, 6 through Update 38, 5.0 through Update 38, and 1.4.2_40 and earlier, and OpenJDK 6 and 7, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to 2D.  NOTE: the previous information is from the February 2013 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from another vendor that this issue is related to "insufficient validation of raster parameters" that can trigger an integer overflow and memory corruption.
Affected Products: n/a
References: [{'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=906894'}, {'name': 'GLSA-201406-32', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_GENTOO'], 'url': 'http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml'}, {'name': 'MDVSA-2013:095', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_MANDRIVA'], 'url': 'http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:095'}, {'name': 'SSRT101156', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136570436423916&w=2'}, {'name': 'TA13-032A', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT'], 'url': 'http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA13-032A.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea7-forest-2.3/jdk/rev/d89bd26ac435'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2013:0236', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0236.html'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2013:1455', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1455.html'}, {'name': 'VU#858729', 'tags': ['third-party-advisory', 'x_refsource_CERT-VN'], 'url': 'http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/858729'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21645566'}, {'name': 'SUSE-SU-2013:0478', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00034.html'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2013:0237', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0237.html'}, {'name': 'HPSBUX02857', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136439120408139&w=2'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2013:0247', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0247.html'}, {'name': '57686', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'x_refsource_BID'], 'url': 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57686'}, {'name': 'HPSBMU02874', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136733161405818&w=2'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15733', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15733'}, {'name': 'SSRT101103', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136439120408139&w=2'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19529', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19529'}, {'name': 'openSUSE-SU-2013:0377', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_SUSE'], 'url': 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00001.html'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19454', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19454'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2013:0246', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0246.html'}, {'name': 'oval:org.mitre.oval:def:19429', 'tags': ['vdb-entry', 'signature', 'x_refsource_OVAL'], 'url': 'https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19429'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2013:1456', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1456.html'}, {'name': 'HPSBUX02864', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136570436423916&w=2'}, {'name': 'RHSA-2013:0245', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_REDHAT'], 'url': 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0245.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpufeb2013-1841061.html'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea6-1.11/file/icedtea6-1.11.6/NEWS'}, {'name': 'SSRT101184', 'tags': ['vendor-advisory', 'x_refsource_HP'], 'url': 'http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=136733161405818&w=2'}, {'tags': ['x_refsource_CONFIRM'], 'url': 'https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0056'}]
CVE State: PUBLISHED