CVE-2012-4540

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Description

The CVE Program describes this issue as:

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.

Additional information

  • Bugzilla 869040: icedtea-web: IcedTeaScriptableJavaObject:: invoke off-by-one heap-based buffer overflow
  • CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2012-4540

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

Important note

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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
Red HatNVD

CVSS v2 Base Score

6.8

6.8

Attack Vector

Network

Network

Access Complexity

Medium

Medium

Authentication

None

None

Confidentiality Impact

Partial

Partial

Integrity Impact

Partial

Partial

Availability Impact

Partial

Partial

CVSS v2 Vector

Red Hat: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Acknowledgements

Red Hat would like to thank Arthur Gerkis for reporting this issue.

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