CVE-2013-5456

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2013-11-24 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The com.ibm.rmi.io.SunSerializableFactory class in IBM Java SDK 7.0.0 before SR6 allows remote attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism and execute arbitrary code via vectors related to deserialization inside the AccessController doPrivileged block.

Affected products

IBM Java: 7.0.0.0

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00013.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1507.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/56338
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV51329
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21655201
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21655202
http://www.security-explorations.com/materials/SE-2012-01-IBM-3.pdf
http://www.security-explorations.com/materials/SE-2012-01-IBM-5.pdf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88255
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/#IBM_Security_Update_November_2013
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00013.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1507.html

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