CVE-2015-5234

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-5234
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-10-09 14:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionIcedTea-Web before 1.5.3 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 does not properly sanitize applet URLs, which allows remote attackers to inject applets into the .appletTrustSettings configuration file and bypass user approval to execute the applet via a crafted web page, possibly related to line breaks.

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-20 | 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
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 21 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Application Redhat Icedtea 1.6 All All All
Application Redhat Icedtea All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:1595-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
IcedTea-Web 1.6.1 and 1.5.3 released af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 mail.openjdk.java.net Patch
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: icedtea-web-1.6.1-1.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
IcedTea-Web Validation Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Applets - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
1233667 – (CVE-2015-5234) CVE-2015-5234 icedtea-web: unexpected permanent authorization of unsigned applets af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
USN-2817-1: IcedTea Web vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: icedtea-web-1.6.1-1.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Oracle Linux Bulletin - April 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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