# CVE-2013-0402: Heap-based buffer overflow in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier and JavaFX 2.2.7 and ea

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-03-08 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier and JavaFX 2.2.7 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors related to JavaFX, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2013.

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## References

- https://twitter.com/thezdi/status/309484730506698752
- http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-107A
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0757.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15728
- http://www.zdnet.com/pwn2own-down-go-all-the-browsers-7000012283/
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuapr2013-1928497.html
- http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/Pwn2Own-2013/ba-p/5981157

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