Input validation error in redhat icedtea-web



| Updated: 2020-08-04
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2013-1926
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
icedtea-web
Other

Vendor redhat

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU33903

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1926

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

The IcedTea-Web plugin before 1.2.3 and 1.3.x before 1.3.2 uses the same class loader for applets with the same codebase path but from different domains, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or possibly alter other applets via a crafted applet. Per http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1804-1/ "A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Ubuntu 11.10 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS" Per http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00106.html "Affected Products: openSUSE 12.2"

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

icedtea-web: 1.2.1 - 1.2.2

CPE2.3 External links

https://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.2/file/icedtea-web-1.2.3/NEWS
https://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.2/rev/34b6f60ae586
https://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.3/rev/25dd7c7ac39c
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00020.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00013.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00106.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-05/msg00003.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-05/msg00032.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00030.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00034.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00101.html
https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2013-April/022790.html
https://osvdb.org/92543
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0753.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/53109
https://secunia.com/advisories/53117
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:146
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59281
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1804-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=916774
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83642
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0123


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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