CVE-2013-5820

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 7u40 and earlier, Java SE 6u60 and earlier, and Java SE Embedded 7u40 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect integrity via vectors related to JAX-WS.

Published: 2013-10-16 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-5820 is rated Moderate Risk (53.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.09%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +2.25% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-5820

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 1.84% 4.09% +2.25%
2 2026-04-29 2.08% 1.84% -0.24%
3 2025-12-14 2.08%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-5820

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-5820

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-5820

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2013-5820: 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-2013-5820
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5820
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-5820 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (openjdk-6, openjdk-7), 12 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): released 9, needed 2, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-5820

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2013-5820

Comment: Per http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2013-1899837.html 'Applies to client deployment of Java only. This vulnerability can be exploited only through sandboxed Java Web Start applications and sandboxed Java applets.'

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-5820

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle jdk <= 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:*:update40:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update13:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update17:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update21:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update25:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update4:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update5:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update6:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update7:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update9:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk <= 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:*:update60:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update41:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update43:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update45:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update51:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update1_b06:*:*:*:*:*:*
sun jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6.0:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre <= 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:*:update40:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:update15:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update17:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:update21:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update25:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 <= 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:*:update60:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update22:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update23:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update24:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-5820

URL Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00010.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00013.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00023.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=138674031212883&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=138674073720143&w=2
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1440.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1447.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1451.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1505.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1507.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1508.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1793.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/56338
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5982
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21655201
http://www.hitachi.co.jp/Prod/comp/soft1/global/security/info/vuls/HS13-025/index.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2013-1899837.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63133
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2033-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2089-1
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0414
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19206
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