The color management (CMM) functionality in the 2D component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 15 and earlier, 6 Update 41 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 40 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via an image with crafted raster parameters, which triggers (1) an out-of-bounds read or (2) memory corruption in the JVM, as exploited in the wild in February 2013.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-1493 is rated High Exploit Risk (90.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 91.61%, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24904 | exploit_db | edb | 2013-03-29 | 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 | 2026-05-25 | 91.31% | 91.61% | +0.30% |
| 2 | 2026-05-11 | 92.98% | 91.31% | -1.67% |
| 3 | 2026-04-05 | — | 92.98% | — |
Full EPSS history (28 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
|
high | CVE-2013-1493: 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-2013-1493 |
redhat
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critical | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1493 |
ubuntu
|
high | CVE-2013-1493 high priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (openjdk-6, openjdk-6b18, openjdk-7), 18 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, upstream): released 8, DNE 5, ignored 2, pending 2, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-1493 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| oracle | jre | <= 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:*:update15:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update13:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | <= 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:*:update40:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update36:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update38:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update12:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update13:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update14:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update15:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update16:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update17:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update18:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update19:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update20:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update21:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update22:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update23:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update24:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update25:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update26:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update27:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update28:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update29:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update31:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update33:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update8:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jre | 1.5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:1.5.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | <= 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:*:update41:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update22:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update23:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update24:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update25:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update26:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update27:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update29:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update30:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update31:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update32:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update33:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update34:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update35:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update37:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update38:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update39:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_11:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_12:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_13:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_14:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_15:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_16:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_17:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_18:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_19:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_20:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_21:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| sun | jdk | 1.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:* |