CVE-2011-2514

Summary

CVECVE-2011-2514
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-05-14 00:55:04 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP) implementation in IcedTea6 1.9.x before 1.9.9 and before 1.8.9, and IcedTea-Web 1.1.x before 1.1.1 and before 1.0.4, allows remote attackers to trick victims into granting access to local files by modifying the content of the Java Web Start Security Warning dialog box to represent a different filename than the file for which access will be granted.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Icedtea-web 1.0 All All All
Application Redhat Icedtea-web 1.0.1 All All All
Application Redhat Icedtea-web 1.0.2 All All All
Application Redhat Icedtea-web 1.1 All All All
Application Redhat Icedtea-web All All All All
Application Redhat Icedtea6 1.8 All All All
Application Redhat Icedtea6 1.8.1 All All All
Application Redhat Icedtea6 1.8.2 All All All
Application Redhat Icedtea6 1.8.3 All All All
Application Redhat Icedtea6 1.8.4 All All All
Application Redhat Icedtea6 1.8.5 All All All
Application Redhat Icedtea6 1.8.6 All All All
Application Redhat Icedtea6 1.8.7 All All All
Application Redhat Icedtea6 1.9.1 All All All
Application Redhat Icedtea6 1.9.2 All All All
Application Redhat Icedtea6 1.9.3 All All All
Application Redhat Icedtea6 1.9.4 All All All
Application Redhat Icedtea6 1.9.5 All All All
Application Redhat Icedtea6 1.9.6 All All All
Application Redhat Icedtea6 1.9.7 All All All
Application Redhat Icedtea6 1.9.8 All All All
Application Redhat Icedtea6 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
access.redhat.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
release/icedtea-web-1.1: 512de5d90388 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 icedtea.classpath.org
IcedTea-Web Bugs Let Remote Users Determine the Home Directory Path and Manipulate the Security Warning Dialog - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
IcedTea-Web 1.0.4 and 1.1.1 (security releases) released af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mail.openjdk.java.net Patch, Vendor Advisory
release/icedtea-web-1.0: b99f9a9769e0 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 icedtea.classpath.org
USN-1178-1: IcedTea-Web, OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ubuntu.com Patch
[SECURITY] IcedTea6 1.8.9 & 1.9.9 Released! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mail.openjdk.java.net
Bug 718170 – CVE-2011-2514 icedtea-web: Java Web Start security warning dialog manipulation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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