Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Affecting icedtea-web-javadoc package, versions <0:1.6.1-4.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.22% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-ICEDTEAWEBJAVADOC-5002606
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed2 Sept 2015

Introduced: 2 Sep 2015

CVE-2015-5234  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-138  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 icedtea-web-javadoc to version 0:1.6.1-4.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHBA-2015:2457.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream icedtea-web-javadoc package and not the icedtea-web-javadoc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

IcedTea-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.

CVSS Scores

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