CVE-2015-5235

icedtea-web: applet origin spoofing

Severity Score

8.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

IcedTea-Web en versiones anteriores a 1.5.3 y 1.6.x en versiones anteriores a 1.6.1 no determina correctamente el origen de applets no firmados, lo que permite a atacantes remotos eludir el proceso de autorización o engañar al usuario para que acepte la ejecución del applet a través de una página web manipulada.

It was discovered that IcedTea-Web did not properly determine an applet's origin when asking the user if the applet should be run. A malicious page could use this flaw to cause IcedTea-Web to execute the applet without user approval, or confuse the user into approving applet execution based on an incorrectly indicated applet origin.

It was discovered that IcedTea Web incorrectly handled applet URLs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to inject applets into the .appletTrustSettings configuration file and bypass user approval. Andrea Palazzo discovered that IcedTea Web incorrectly determined the origin of unsigned applets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass user approval, or to trick the user into approving applet execution. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-07-01 CVE Reserved
2015-10-09 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

CAPEC

References (10)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033780	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2015-September/033546.html	2018-10-30

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167120.html	2018-10-30
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167130.html	2018-10-30
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00019.html	2018-10-30
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0778.html	2018-10-30
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2817-1	2018-10-30
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233697	2016-05-10
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5235	2016-05-10

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				21 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "21"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				22 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "22"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Hpc Node"				6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Hpc Node" and version "6"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"				13.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "13.1"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse"				13.2 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Opensuse" and version "13.2"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Icedtea Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Icedtea"				<= 1.5.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Icedtea" and version " <= 1.5.2"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Icedtea Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Icedtea"				1.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Icedtea" and version "1.6"		-		Affected