Red Hat IcedTea-Web up to 1.2.1 Error Message IcedTeaScriptablePluginObject.cc invoke numeric error

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A vulnerability was found in Red Hat IcedTea-Web up to 1.2.1 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function invoke of the file IcedTeaScriptablePluginObject.cc of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 11/11/2012 by Arthur Gerkis as Bug 869040 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-4540 since 08/21/2012. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70060 (Fedora 20 : icedtea-web-1.4.1-0.fc20 (2013-16971)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168076 (OpenSuSE Security Update for icedtea-web (openSUSE-SU-2015:1595-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79894) and Tenable (70060).

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 70060
Nessus Name: Fedora 20 : icedtea-web-1.4.1-0.fc20 (2013-16971)
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OpenVAS ID: 892768
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2768-1 (icedtea-web - heap-based buffer overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: IcedTea-Web 1.1.3

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Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: Bug 869040
Researcher: Arthur Gerkis
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-4540 (🔍)
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X-Force: 79894
SecurityTracker: 1027738 - IcedTea-Web Heap Overflow in IcedTeaScriptableJavaObject Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 37178 - IcedTea-Web 1.1.7, 1.2.2, and 1.3.1 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 56434 - IcedTea-Web CVE-2012-4540 Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 51206

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Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/19/2021 19:13
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (67), 04/21/2017 11:02 (17), 12/19/2021 19:13 (3)
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