6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-4540
IcedTea-Web Off-by-One Heap Buffer Overflow
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 11, 2012, 1 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2018, 4:27 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-4540 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opensuse opensuse
1 Redhat icedtea-web
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-4540.

URL Resource
http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.1/file/d759ec560073/NEWS
http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.2/rev/596a718be03f
http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.3/rev/e7970f3da5fe
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00019.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00040.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00065.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00071.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00073.html
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2012-November/020775.html
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2013-September/024750.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1434.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/51206 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51220 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51374
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2768
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:171
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/07/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56434
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62426
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027738
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1625-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1007960
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=869040
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79894

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-4540 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/79894 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79894 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 31, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00019.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 21, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62426
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 12, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-4540 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.61 }} 0.18%

score

0.87169

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability