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CVE-2013-1490

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 11 (JRE 1.7.0_11-b21) allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass the Java security sandbox via unspecified vectors, aka "Issue 51," a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0431. NOTE: as of 20130130, this vulnerability does not contain any independently-verifiable details, and there is no vendor acknowledgement. A CVE identifier is being assigned because this vulnerability has received significant public attention, and the original researcher has an established history of releasing vulnerability reports that have been fixed by vendors. NOTE: this issue also exists in SE 6, but it cannot be exploited without a separate vulnerability.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-1490 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from oracle, from oracle organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2013-01-31T14:55:01.967

Last Modified

2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	oracle	jdk	1.7.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jre	1.7.0	Yes

References

http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/01/critical-java-vulnerabilies-confirmed-in-latest-version/ ([email protected])
http://blogs.computerworld.com/malware-and-vulnerabilities/21693/yet-another-java-security-flaw-discovered-number-53 ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/142 ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/195 ([email protected])
http://www.informationweek.com/security/application-security/java-hacker-uncovers-two-flaws-in-latest/240146717 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/525387/30/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/01/critical-java-vulnerabilies-confirmed-in-latest-version/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://blogs.computerworld.com/malware-and-vulnerabilities/21693/yet-another-java-security-flaw-discovered-number-53 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/142 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/195 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.informationweek.com/security/application-security/java-hacker-uncovers-two-flaws-in-latest/240146717 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/525387/30/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For oracle's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.