CVE-2013-1927

Description

The IcedTea-Web plugin before 1.2.3 and 1.3.x before 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that validates as both a GIF and a Java JAR file, aka "GIFAR."

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.19% Top 20%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://osvdb.org/92544	vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00020.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00034.html	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:146	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00013.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/53109	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-05/msg00032.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59286	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83640	vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-05/msg00003.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/53117	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.3/rev/19f5282f53e8
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0753.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00101.html	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00030.html	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1804-1	vendor advisory
http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.2/file/icedtea-web-1.2.3/NEWS
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0123
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00106.html	vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=884705
http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.2/rev/cb58b31c450e
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2013-April/022790.html	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-1927?: CVE-2013-1927 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-1927?: To fix CVE-2013-1927, 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-2013-1927 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2013-1927 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.