Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 11, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2012-4540
CVE-2012-4540
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.
Affected products
12cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
25- secunia.com/advisories/51206nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/51220nvdVendor Advisory
- icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.1/file/d759ec560073/NEWSnvd
- icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.2/rev/596a718be03fnvd
- icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.3/rev/e7970f3da5fenvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00019.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00040.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00065.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00071.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00073.htmlnvd
- mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2012-November/020775.htmlnvd
- mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2013-September/024750.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1434.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/51374nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2768nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/07/5nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/56434nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/62426nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1625-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79894nvd
News mentions
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