CVE-2012-4540

icedtea-web: IcedTeaScriptableJavaObject:: invoke off-by-one heap-based buffer overflow

Published Nov 11, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 3.4% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2768-1 icedtea-web security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-4468 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1625-1 Icedtea-Web vulnerability
References
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http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.1/file/d759ec560073/NEWS cve-icon cve-icon
http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.2/rev/596a718be03f cve-icon cve-icon
http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.3/rev/e7970f3da5fe cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00019.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00040.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00065.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00071.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00073.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2012-November/020775.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2013-September/024750.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1434.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/51206 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/51220 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/51374 cve-icon cve-icon
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2768 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:171 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/07/5 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56434 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62426 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027738 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1625-1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1007960 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=869040 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79894 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4540 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4540 cve-icon
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:42 PM
Reserved
Aug 21, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 11, 2012, 1:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:45 PM
Severity
Critical
Public date
Nov 7, 2012, 12:00 AM