Description
The IcedTea-Web plugin before 1.2.3 and 1.3.x before 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that validates as both a GIF and a Java JAR file, aka "GIFAR."
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 | 1.3.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | icedtea-web | 1.3.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | icedtea-web | 1.3.2-1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | icedtea-web +1 | 1.2.3-2.el6_4 | RHSA-2013:0753 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2013:0753 Red Hat Security Advisory: icedtea-web security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- 92544 vdb-entry
- SUSE-SU-2013:0851 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0897 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2013:146 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2013:1174 vendor-advisory
- 53109 third-party-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0826 vendor-advisory
- 59286 vdb-entry
- icedtea-cve20131927-sec-bypass(83640) vdb-entry
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0735 vendor-advisory
- 53117 third-party-advisory
- http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.3/rev/19f5282f53e8
- RHSA-2013:0753 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0966 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0893 vendor-advisory
- USN-1804-1 vendor-advisory
- http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.2/file/icedtea-web-1.2.3/NEWS
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0123
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0715 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=884705
- http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.2/rev/cb58b31c450e
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