CVE-2012-4540

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.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.19% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml vendor advisory
http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.1/file/d759ec560073/NEWS
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2768 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00019.html vendor advisory
http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.2/rev/596a718be03f
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56434 vdb entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1434.html vendor advisory
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2012-November/020775.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/51220 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00073.html vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79894 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/51374 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027738 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1625-1 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=869040
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00071.html vendor advisory
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2013-September/024750.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/51206 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00040.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62426 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/07/5 mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:171 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1007960
http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.3/rev/e7970f3da5fe
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00065.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4540?
CVE-2012-4540 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4540?
To fix CVE-2012-4540, 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-2012-4540 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-4540 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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