CVE-2015-5234

icedtea-web: unexpected permanent authorization of unsigned applets

Published Oct 9, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
IcedTea-Web before 1.5.3 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 does not properly sanitize applet URLs, which allows remote attackers to inject applets into the .appletTrustSettings configuration file and bypass user approval to execute the applet via a crafted web page, possibly related to line breaks.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-5230 IcedTea-Web before 1.5.3 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 does not properly sanitize applet URLs, which allows remote attackers to inject applets into the .appletTrustSettings configuration file and bypass user approval to execute the applet via a crafted web page, possibly related to line breaks.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2817-1 IcedTea Web vulnerabilities
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