CVE-2011-2513

Description

The Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP) implementation in IcedTea6 1.9.x before 1.9.9 and before 1.8.9, and IcedTea-Web 1.1.x before 1.1.1 and before 1.0.4, allows remote attackers to obtain the username and full path of the home and cache directories by accessing properties of the ClassLoader.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.48%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory java.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2011-July/015171.html patch mailing list
http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.0/rev/b29fdd0f4d04
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1178-1 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1100.html vendor advisory
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2011-July/015170.html vendor advisory mailing list
http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.1/rev/c7ce6c0e6227
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025854 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=718164

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-2513?
CVE-2011-2513 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-2513?
To fix CVE-2011-2513, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-2513 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-2513 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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