icedtea-web: IcedTeaScriptableJavaObject:: invoke off-by-one heap-based buffer overflow
Published Nov 11, 2012
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.44%
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
No data.
Configuration 2
- 1.1
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 1.1.6
- 1.2
- 1.2.1
- 1.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
icedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1434
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | icedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1434 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.44% (0.03440) | 88.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.44% (0.03440) | 87.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.76% (0.01762) | 81.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.26% (0.02261) | 89.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 1.61% (0.01606) | 87.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 30, 2023 | 1.43% (0.01426) | 84.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.19% (0.01188) | 82.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.65% (0.05647) | 90.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.65% (0.05647) | 89.30th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.65% (0.05647) | 76.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (28)
- http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.1/file/d759ec560073/NEWS x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.2/rev/596a718be03f x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.3/rev/e7970f3da5fe x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00019.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00040.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00065.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00071.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00073.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2012-November/020775.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2013-September/024750.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1434.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51206 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51220 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51374 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2768 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:171 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/07/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56434 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62426 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027738 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1625-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4540 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1007960 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=869040 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79894 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4540
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4540
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