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CVE-2012-4540 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-189	Numeric Errors	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
opensuse opensuse	13.1 13.2
CPE cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat icedtea-web	1.1 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 1.1.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.3:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

11 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 30, 2018	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Oct 30, 2018	CPE Deprecation Remap	[email protected]
Aug 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 31, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 12, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 21, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 12, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]