USN-2817-1

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    USN-2817-1

    Published: 24 Nov 2015Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: icedtea-web vulnerabilities

    Details: It was discovered that IcedTea Web incorrectly handled applet URLs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to inject applets into the .appletTrustSettings configuration file and bypass user approval. (CVE-2015-5234) Andrea Palazzo discovered that IcedTea Web incorrectly determined the origin of unsigned applets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass user approval, or to trick the user into approving applet execution. (CVE-2015-5235)

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2817-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5234, https://ubuntu.com/security/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