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title: "CVE-2013-2419\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2013-2419

Publication date 17 April 2013

Last updated 26 May 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component
in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier, 6 Update 43 and earlier, and 5.0
Update 41 and earlier; and OpenJDK 6 and 7; allows remote attackers to
affect availability via unknown vectors related to 2D. NOTE: the previous
information is from the April 2013 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims
from another vendor that this issue is related to "font processing errors"
in the International Components for Unicode (ICU) Layout Engine before
51.2.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-2419?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| icedtea-web | 14.10 utopic | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.04 raring | Not affected |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| icu | 14.10 utopic | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 4.8.1.1-3ubuntu0.3 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| openjdk-6 | 14.10 utopic | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.04 raring | Fixed 6b27-1.12.5-1ubuntu1 |
| 12.10 quantal | Fixed 6b27-1.12.5-0ubuntu0.12.10.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 6b27-1.12.5-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 |
| 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 6b27-1.12.5-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 6b27-1.12.5-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| openjdk-6b18 | 14.10 utopic | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| openjdk-7 | 14.10 utopic | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.04 raring | Fixed 7u21-2.3.9-1ubuntu1 |
| 12.10 quantal | Fixed 7u21-2.3.9-0ubuntu0.12.10.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 7u21-2.3.9-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 |
| 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 7u21-2.3.9-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-2419?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

in lucid+, NetX and the plugin moved to the icedtea-web package

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### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand)

sun-java6 is not redistributable, no longer in the archive and
no longer tracked
sun-java5 is EOL upstream and no longer tracked
as of 2013-04-19, IcedTea has not released 2.3.9 or 1.12.5 to fix
this issue

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| icu | * Upstream:   <http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/changeset/33535> * Upstream:   <http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/changeset/33537> * Upstream:   <http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/changeset/33538> * Upstream:   <http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/changeset/33540> * Upstream:   <http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/changeset/33712> * Upstream:   <http://download.icu-project.org/files/icu4c/51.1/icu-51-layout-fix-10107.tgz> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-2419)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2419)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-2419)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2419)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-1819-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1819-1)
+ OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities
+ 7 May 2013

+ [USN-2522-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2522-1)
+ ICU vulnerabilities
+ 5 March 2015

+ [USN-2522-3](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2522-3)
+ ICU vulnerabilities
+ 10 March 2015

+ [USN-1806-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1806-1)
+ OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities
+ 23 April 2013

### Other references

* <http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/javacpuapr2013-1928497.html>
* <http://site.icu-project.org/download/51#TOC-Known-Issues>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2419>
