Executive Summary



This Alert is flagged as TOP 25 Common Weakness Enumeration from CWE/SANS. For more information, you can read this.
Summary
Title icedtea-web security update
Informations
Name RHSA-2012:1434 First vendor Publication 2012-11-07
Vendor RedHat Last vendor Modification 2012-11-07
Severity (Vendor) Critical Revision 01

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Cvss Base Score 6.8 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 6.4 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 8.6 Authentication None Required
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Detail

Problem Description:

Updated icedtea-web packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having critical security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

3. Description:

The IcedTea-Web project provides a Java web browser plug-in and an implementation of Java Web Start, which is based on the Netx project. It also contains a configuration tool for managing deployment settings for the plug-in and Web Start implementations.

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the IcedTea-Web plug-in. Visiting a malicious web page could cause a web browser using the IcedTea-Web plug-in to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-4540)

Red Hat would like to thank Arthur Gerkis for reporting this issue.

This erratum also upgrades IcedTea-Web to version 1.2.2. Refer to the NEWS file, linked to in the References, for further information.

All IcedTea-Web users should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve this issue. Web browsers using the IcedTea-Web browser plug-in must be restarted for this update to take effect.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

869040 - CVE-2012-4540 icedtea-web: IcedTeaScriptableJavaObject::invoke off-by-one heap-based buffer overflow

Original Source

Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1434.html

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-189 Numeric Errors (CWE/SANS Top 25)

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17489
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17489
Title: USN-1625-1 -- icedtea-web vulnerability
Description: The Icedtea-Web plugin could be made to crash or run programs as your log in if it opened a specially crafted web page.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): USN-1625-1
CVE-2012-4540
Version: 7
Platform(s): Ubuntu 12.10
Ubuntu 12.04
Ubuntu 11.10
Ubuntu 10.04
Product(s): icedtea-web
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20094
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20094
Title: DSA-2768-1 icedtea-web - heap-based buffer overflow
Description: A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in icedtea-web, a web browser plugin for running applets written in the Java programming language. If a user were tricked into opening a malicious website, an attacker could cause the plugin to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code as the user invoking the program.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): DSA-2768-1
CVE-2013-4349
CVE-2012-4540
Version: 5
Platform(s): Debian GNU/Linux 7
Debian GNU/kFreeBSD 7
Product(s): icedtea-web
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21550
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:21550
Title: RHSA-2012:1434: icedtea-web security update (Critical)
Description: 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.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): RHSA-2012:1434-01
CESA-2012:1434
CVE-2012-4540
Version: 4
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
CentOS Linux 6
Product(s): icedtea-web
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23241
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:23241
Title: ELSA-2012:1434: icedtea-web security update (Critical)
Description: 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.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): ELSA-2012:1434-01
CVE-2012-4540
Version: 6
Platform(s): Oracle Linux 6
Product(s): icedtea-web
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27853
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27853
Title: DEPRECATED: ELSA-2012-1434 -- icedtea-web security update (critical)
Description: [1.2.2-1] - Updated to 1.2.2 - Resolves: CVE-2012-4540
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): ELSA-2012-1434
CVE-2012-4540
Version: 4
Platform(s): Oracle Linux 6
Product(s): icedtea-web
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 10
Os 2

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2012-11-15 Name : Fedora Update for icedtea-web FEDORA-2012-17745
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2012_17745_icedtea-web_fc16.nasl
2012-11-15 Name : Fedora Update for icedtea-web FEDORA-2012-17762
File : nvt/gb_fedora_2012_17762_icedtea-web_fc17.nasl
2012-11-09 Name : CentOS Update for icedtea-web CESA-2012:1434 centos6
File : nvt/gb_CESA-2012_1434_icedtea-web_centos6.nasl
2012-11-09 Name : RedHat Update for icedtea-web RHSA-2012:1434-01
File : nvt/gb_RHSA-2012_1434-01_icedtea-web.nasl
2012-11-09 Name : Ubuntu Update for icedtea-web USN-1625-1
File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1625_1.nasl

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2015-09-23 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2015-602.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-30 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-201406-32.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-13 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2013-733.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-13 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2012-797.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-10-06 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-2768.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-10-04 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2013-17016.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-10-03 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_icedtea-web-130924.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-09-23 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2013-16971.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-09-21 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2013-17026.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2012-1434.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-01-25 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.
File : suse_11_icedtea-web-121113.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-11-12 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2012-17827.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-11-12 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2012-17762.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-11-12 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2012-17745.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-11-12 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2012-1434.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-11-08 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2012-1434.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-11-08 Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : sl_20121107_icedtea_web_on_SL6_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2012-11-08 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-1625-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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Date Informations
2014-02-17 11:56:31
  • Multiple Updates
2012-11-13 13:21:58
  • Multiple Updates
2012-11-11 17:20:41
  • Multiple Updates
2012-11-07 21:18:01
  • First insertion