The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier, and OpenJDK 6 and 7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving reflection, Libraries, "improper toString calls," and the JDBC driver manager, as demonstrated by James Forshaw during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-1488 is rated High Exploit Risk (90.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 86.96%, 100th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26135 | exploit_db | edb | 2013-06-11 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 86.25% | 86.96% | +0.71% |
| 2 | 2026-04-20 | 91.59% | 86.25% | -5.34% |
| 3 | 2026-01-30 | — | 91.59% | — |
Full EPSS history (33 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
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high | CVE-2013-1488: 2 GLSA(s) (201401-30, 201406-32), 6 atom(s) (app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-java, dev-java/icedtea-bin, dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin, dev-java/oracle-jre-bin, dev-java/sun-jdk, dev-java/sun-jre-bin); latest impact high. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-1488 |
redhat
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critical | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1488 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2013-1488 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (openjdk-6, openjdk-6b18, openjdk-7), 21 status rows across 7 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, upstream): released 9, DNE 6, deferred 3, ignored 3. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1488 |