The Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP) implementation in IcedTea6 1.9.x before 1.9.9 and before 1.8.9, and IcedTea-Web 1.1.x before 1.1.1 and before 1.0.4, allows remote attackers to trick victims into granting access to local files by modifying the content of the Java Web Start Security Warning dialog box to represent a different filename than the file for which access will be granted.

This update of icedtea/icedtea-web fixes two issues :

  - CVE-2011-2513: CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.3: An information     leak allows unsigned Web Start applications to determine     the path to the cache directory used to store downloaded     class and jar files.

  - CVE-2011-2514: CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.1 An unsigned Web     Start application could manipulate content of the     security warning dialog message to show different file     name in prompts.

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2011-1100 advisory.

    [1.0.4-2]
    - Added patch to make plugin table size mismatch a warning instead of error

    [1.0.4-1]
    - Bump to 1.0.4
    - Resolves rhbz#718180

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The IcedTea-Web project provides a Java web browser plug-in and an implementation of Java Web Start, which is based on the Netx project.
It also contains a configuration tool for managing deployment settings for the plug-in and Web Start implementations.

A flaw was discovered in the JNLP (Java Network Launching Protocol) implementation in IcedTea-Web. An unsigned Java Web Start application could use this flaw to manipulate the content of a Security Warning dialog box, to trick a user into granting the application unintended access permissions to local files. (CVE-2011-2514)

An information disclosure flaw was discovered in the JNLP implementation in IcedTea-Web. An unsigned Java Web Start application or Java applet could use this flaw to determine the path to the cache directory used to store downloaded Java class and archive files, and therefore determine the user's login name. (CVE-2011-2513)

All icedtea-web users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.

Omair Majid discovered that an unsigned Web Start application or applet could determine the path to the cache directory used to store downloaded class and jar files by querying class loader properties.
This could allow a remote attacker to discover a user's name and home directory path. (CVE-2011-2513)

Omair Majid discovered that an unsigned Web Start application could manipulate the content of the security warning dialog message to show different file names in prompts. This could allow a remote attacker to confuse a user into granting access to a different file than they believe they are granting access to. This issue only affected Ubuntu 11.04. (CVE-2011-2514).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2011:1100 advisory.

    The IcedTea-Web project provides a Java web browser plug-in and an     implementation of Java Web Start, which is based on the Netx project. It     also contains a configuration tool for managing deployment settings for the     plug-in and Web Start implementations.

    A flaw was discovered in the JNLP (Java Network Launching Protocol)     implementation in IcedTea-Web. An unsigned Java Web Start application     could use this flaw to manipulate the content of a Security Warning     dialog box, to trick a user into granting the application unintended access     permissions to local files. (CVE-2011-2514)

    An information disclosure flaw was discovered in the JNLP implementation in     IcedTea-Web. An unsigned Java Web Start application or Java applet could     use this flaw to determine the path to the cache directory used to store     downloaded Java class and archive files, and therefore determine the user's     login name. (CVE-2011-2513)

    All icedtea-web users should upgrade to these updated packages, which     contain backported patches to correct these issues.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

This security fix that addresses the following issues :

  - RH718164: Home directory path disclosure to untrusted     applications

    - RH718170: Java Web Start security warning dialog       manipulation

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
75864	openSUSE Security Update : icedtea-web (openSUSE-SU-2011:0829-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
75528	openSUSE Security Update : icedtea-web (openSUSE-SU-2011:0829-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
68314	Oracle Linux 6 : icedtea-web (ELSA-2011-1100)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	medium
61098	Scientific Linux Security Update : icedtea-web on SL6.x i386/x86_64	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	medium
55718	Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 10.10 / 11.04 : icedtea-web, openjdk-6, openjdk-6b18 vulnerabilities (USN-1178-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
55710	RHEL 6 : icedtea-web (RHSA-2011:1100)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
55663	Fedora 15 : icedtea-web-1.0.4-1.fc15 (2011-9541)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium

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