CVE-2013-1493

HIGHCVSS v2 · 10.010.0—
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence

This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 10.0 — v2 rates that HIGH (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 86.2% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.

Sources: epss, nvd_v2
Weaponized
10.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 86%
  • Public exploit code is available (Metasploit, Exploit-DB (verified), epss top5pct, epss high, public exploit)
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 86%CVSS v2: 10.0Exploit: Metasploit · Exploit-DB (verified) · epss top5pct · epss high · public exploitExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

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.

CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
10.0HIGHNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
EG Score
10.0HIGHlow confidence
EG Risk
84
EG Risk 84/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity100% × 45%
Exploitation86% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low, Track or Track* at medium and Track* or Attend at high mission impact.
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
EPSS PROB
86%
EPSS %ILE
99th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low, Track or Track* at medium and Track* or Attend at high mission impact.

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.

Exploitation public PoC (EG-KEV: weaponized) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact unknown (not published for this CVE). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

March 5, 2013

Last Modified

April 29, 2026

References (62)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2013-1493(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(12)

Vendor / EcosystemFix (by version range) / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuopenjdk-6-jre-zero (6b27-1.12.3-0ubuntu1~10.04.1) @ lucid2026-07-23ubuntu
ubuntuopenjdk-7-jre (7u15-2.3.7-0ubuntu1~12.10.1) @ quantal2026-07-23ubuntu
redhatjava-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.14.0-1jpp.1.el5_92013-10-23redhat
redhatjava-1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.4.0-1jpp.2.el6_42013-03-11redhat
redhatjava-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.13.0-1jpp.3.el6_42013-03-11redhat
redhatjava-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.16.0-1jpp.1.el6_42013-03-11redhat
redhatjava-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.17-1jpp.1.el6_42013-03-06redhat
redhatjava-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-1.57.1.11.9.el6_42013-03-06redhat
redhatjava-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-1.36.1.11.9.el5_92013-03-06redhat
redhatjava-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.9-2.3.8.0.el6_42013-03-06redhat
redhatjava-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.43-1jpp.1.el6_42013-03-06redhat
redhatjava-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.9-2.3.8.0.el5_92013-03-06redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(12)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 1× in last 7d / 6× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-29 20:13 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-26 15:52 UTCEPSS rescore
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  18. 2026-07-23 01:13 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-07-23 01:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-23 01:11 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-07-23 01:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-23 01:09 UTCEG score recompute▼ 9.00
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  32. 2026-05-29 00:45 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-05-29 00:45 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-05-29 00:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-05-27 13:38 UTCEPSS rescore
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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-24904✓ verified
    First seen Mar 29, 2013

    Java CMM - Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/windows/browser/java_cmm✓ verified
    First seen Mar 1, 2013

    Java CMM Remote Code Execution

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2013-1493?
CVE-2013-1493 is a high vulnerability published on March 5, 2013. 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…
When was CVE-2013-1493 disclosed?
CVE-2013-1493 was first published on March 5, 2013, with the most recent update on April 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2013-1493 actively exploited?
CVE-2013-1493 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EchelonGraph's EG-KEV model classifies it as weaponized: a functional public exploit exists. FIRST EPSS estimates a 86% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (99th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
How do I remediate CVE-2013-1493?
A fix for CVE-2013-1493 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2013-1493 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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