UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5235

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5235

    Published: 9 Oct 2015Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-5235
    Aliases:
    USN-2817-1

    Summary:

    Details: IcedTea-Web before 1.5.3 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 does not properly determine the origin of unsigned applets, which allows remote attackers to bypass the approval process or trick users into approving applet execution via a crafted web page.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5235, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2817-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5235

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: icedtea-web

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.5.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

    Affected versions

    1.4-3ubuntu2

    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