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CVE-2012-4540 Detail

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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-189 Numeric Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-4540
NVD Published Date:
11/11/2012
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.