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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | icedtea-web | 1.3.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | icedtea-web | 1.3.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | icedtea-web | 1.3.1-1 | — |
| Debian 7 | icedtea-web | 1.4-3~deb7u2 | DSA-2768-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | icedtea-web +1 | 1.2.2-1.el6_3 | RHSA-2012:1434 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2012:1434 Red Hat Security Advisory: icedtea-web security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- DSA-2768-1 icedtea-web - heap-based buffer overflow Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- GLSA-201406-32 vendor-advisory
- http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.1/file/d759ec560073/NEWS
- DSA-2768 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2015:1595 vendor-advisory
- http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.2/rev/596a718be03f
- 56434 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2012:1434 vendor-advisory
- [distro-pkg-dev] 20121107 IcedTea-Web 1.1.7, 1.2.2 and 1.3.1 [security releases] released! mailing-list
- 51220 third-party-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1511 vendor-advisory
- icedtea-applet-bo(79894) vdb-entry
- 51374 third-party-advisory
- 1027738 vdb-entry
- USN-1625-1 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=869040
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1509 vendor-advisory
- [distro-pkg-dev] 20130919 IcedTea-Web 1.4.1 released! mailing-list
- 51206 third-party-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2012:1524 vendor-advisory
- 62426 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20121107 IcedTea-Web CVE-2012-4540 mailing-list
- MDVSA-2012:171 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1007960
- http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.3/rev/e7970f3da5fe
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0174 vendor-advisory