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    CVE-2012-4540

    Off-by-one error in the invoke function in IcedTeaScriptablePluginObject.cc in IcedTea-Web 1.1.x before 1.1.7, 1.2.x before 1.2.2, 1.3.x before 1.3.1, and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (crash), or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted webpage that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, related to an error message and a "triggering event attached to applet." NOTE: the 1.4.x versions were originally associated with CVE-2013-4349, but that entry has been MERGED with this one.

    Published:Nov 7, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Nov 11, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.01189
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Opensuse
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Icedtea-web

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow

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    References

    http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.1/file/d759ec560073/NEWS
    http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.2/rev/596a718be03f
    http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.3/rev/e7970f3da5fe
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00019.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00040.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00065.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00071.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00073.html
    http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2012-November/020775.html
    http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2013-September/024750.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1434.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51206
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51220
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51374
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
    http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2768
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:171
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/07/5
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56434
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62426
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027738
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1625-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1007960
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=869040
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79894
    http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.1/file/d759ec560073/NEWS
    http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.2/rev/596a718be03f
    http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.3/rev/e7970f3da5fe
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00019.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00040.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00065.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00071.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00073.html
    http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2012-November/020775.html
    http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2013-September/024750.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1434.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51206
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51220
    http://secunia.com/advisories/51374
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
    http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2768
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:171
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/07/5
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56434
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62426
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027738
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1625-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1007960
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=869040
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79894

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High