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CVE-2012-4540

Published: Nov 11, 2012 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
6.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4540
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/189.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
OpensuseOpensuse13.1 (including)13.1 (including)
OpensuseOpensuse13.2 (including)13.2 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHaticedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3*
Icedtea-webUbuntulucid*
Icedtea-webUbuntunatty*
Icedtea-webUbuntuoneiric*
Icedtea-webUbuntuprecise*
Icedtea-webUbuntuquantal*
Icedtea-webUbuntuupstream*

References

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