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CVE-2015-5235

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

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.00938
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

8
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
redhat enterprise linux hpc nodeall versions
redhat enterprise linux serverall versions
redhat enterprise linux workstationall versions
opensuseall versions
redhat icedtea<= 1.5.2
redhat icedteaall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD09 Oct 2015 · 02:59 PM
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Vendor Advisories

6
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10316-1
usnUSN-2817-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:1689-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:1682-1
rhsaRHSA-2016:0778Moderate
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References & Sources

9
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167120.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167130.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00019.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2015-September/033546.htmlPatch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0778.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
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