Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 9, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-5235
CVE-2015-5235
Description
IcedTea-Web before 1.5.3 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 does not properly determine the origin of unsigned applets, which allows remote attackers to bypass the approval process or trick users into approving applet execution via a crafted web page.
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Affected products
13cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- osv-coords3 versionspkg:rpm/suse/icedtea-web&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/java-1_7_0-openjdk-plugin&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/java-1_7_0-openjdk-plugin&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012
< 1.5.3-0.9.1+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.5.3-0.9.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.1-2.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.1-2.3.1
Patches
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References
9- mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2015-September/033546.htmlnvdPatch
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167120.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167130.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00019.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0778.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlnvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033780nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2817-1nvd
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