--- title: "CVE-2013-2436\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-2436?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2013-2436 Publication date 17 April 2013 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 17 and earlier, and OpenJDK 7, allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Libraries, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-1488 and CVE-2013-2426. 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 incorrect "type checks" and "method handle binding" involving Wrapper.convert. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-2436?format=md#notes) ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | icedtea-web | 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 | | openjdk-6 | 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 | Ignored end of life | | openjdk-6b18 | 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 | 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 | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## Notes --- ### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur) in lucid+, NetX and the plugin moved to the icedtea-web package --- ### [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 ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-2436) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2436) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-2436) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2436) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-1806-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1806-1) + OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities + 23 April 2013 ### Other references * *