CVE-2015-5235 IcedTea-Web before 1.5.3 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 does not properly determine the origin of unsigned applets, which allows remote attackers to bypass the approval process or trick users into approving a...
MediumCVSS 4.3
EPSS 3.0%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
IcedTea-Web before 1.5.3 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 does not properly determine the origin of unsigned applets, which allows remote attackers to bypass the approval process or trick users into approving applet execution via a crafted web page.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/icedtea-web(Debian:12) | < 1.6.1-1 | 1.6.1-1 |
| debian/icedtea-web(Debian:13) | < 1.6.1-1 | 1.6.1-1 |
| debian/icedtea-web(Debian:14) | < 1.6.1-1 | 1.6.1-1 |
| fedoraproject fedora | = 21 | No fix listed |
| fedoraproject fedora | = 22 | No fix listed |
| redhat enterprise linux desktop | = 6.0 | No fix listed |
| redhat enterprise linux hpc node | = 6 | No fix listed |
| redhat enterprise linux server | = 6.0 | No fix listed |
| redhat enterprise linux workstation | = 6.0 | No fix listed |
| opensuse | = 13.1 | No fix listed |
| opensuse | = 13.2 | No fix listed |
| redhat icedtea | <= 1.5.2 | No fix listed |
| redhat icedtea | = 1.6 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2015-5235 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2015-15676 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2015-15677 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1595 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- [distro-pkg-dev] 20150911 IcedTea-Web 1.6.1 and 1.5.3 released mailing-list patch
- RHSA-2016:0778 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- www.oracle.com
- 1033780 vdb-entry
- USN-2817-1 vendor-advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com issue-tracking
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking