VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-5235
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.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 3.02%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.02%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.02% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- fedoraproject/fedora · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux hpc node · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · opensuse/opensuse · redhat/icedtea
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167120.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167130.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00019.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2015-September/033546.htmlPatch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0778.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033780
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2817-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233697Issue Tracking
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167120.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167130.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00019.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2015-September/033546.htmlPatch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0778.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033780
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2817-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233697Issue Tracking
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.