openSUSE Security Update : icedtea-web (openSUSE-SU-2012:1524-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 74816

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The IcedTea Web Java plugin was updated to 1.3.1 (bnc#787846)

- Security Updates

- CVE-2012-4540, RH869040: Heap-based buffer overflow after triggering event attached to applet

- Common Bugfixes

- PR1161: X509VariableTrustManager does not work correctly with OpenJDK7 fixes the self-signed issue (mentioned in bnc#784859, bnc#785333, bnc#786775)

Solution

Update the affected icedtea-web packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=784859

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=785333

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=786775

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=787846

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00040.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 74816

File Name: openSUSE-2012-797.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:icedtea-web, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:icedtea-web-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:icedtea-web-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:icedtea-web-javadoc, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.1, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 11/14/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-4540