Input validation error in icedtea-web (Alpine package)

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU33904

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-1927

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 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that validates as both a GIF and a Java JAR file, aka "GIFAR." 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 (Alpine package): 1.2.1-r0 - 1.3.1-r0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:icedtea-web_alpine_package:1.2.1-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.3
• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:icedtea-web_alpine_package:1.2.2-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.4
• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:icedtea-web_alpine_package:1.3.1-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.5

External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=82996f6d17d73247734e5b1d84f8fd4d81e936d2

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.