CVE-2013-4578

MEDIUMNVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 2%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

jarsigner in OpenJDK and Oracle Java SE before 7u51 allows remote attackers to bypass a code-signing protection mechanism and inject unsigned bytecode into a signed JAR file by leveraging improper file validation.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(medium)
EPSS
82.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

December 29, 2017

Last Modified

May 13, 2026

References (10)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2013-4578(8)

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

Patch Availability(8)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatjava-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.75-1jpp.1.el6_52014-04-17redhat
redhatjava-1.7.0-ibm-1:1.7.0.6.1-1jpp.1.el6_52014-02-04redhat
redhatjava-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.15.1-1jpp.1.el6_52014-02-04redhat
redhatjava-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.16.5-1jpp.1.el6_52014-02-04redhat
redhatjava-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-3.1.13.1.el6_52014-01-27redhat
redhatjava-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el5_102014-01-15redhat
redhatjava-1.7.0-openjdk-1:1.7.0.51-2.4.4.1.el6_52014-01-15redhat
redhatjava-1.7.0-oracle-1:1.7.0.51-1jpp.1.el6_52014-01-15redhat

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.

Data Freshness Timeline

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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.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2013-4578?
CVE-2013-4578 is a medium vulnerability published on December 29, 2017. jarsigner in OpenJDK and Oracle Java SE before 7u51 allows remote attackers to bypass a code-signing protection mechanism and inject unsigned bytecode into a signed JAR file by leveraging improper file validation.
When was CVE-2013-4578 disclosed?
CVE-2013-4578 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 29, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2013-4578 actively exploited?
CVE-2013-4578 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 82.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2013-4578?
CVE-2013-4578 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2013-4578?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2013-4578, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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