CVE-2015-5235

Description

IcedTea-Web before 1.5.3 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 does not properly determine the origin of unsigned applets, which allows remote attackers to bypass the approval process or trick users into approving applet execution via a crafted web page.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.62%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2817-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00019.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233697 issue tracking
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167120.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033780 vdb entry
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2015-September/033546.html mailing list patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0778.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167130.html third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5235?
CVE-2015-5235 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5235?
To fix CVE-2015-5235, 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-2015-5235 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-5235 is being actively exploited. 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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