CVE-2015-5234: fedoraproject fedora Improper Input Validation
CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-5234DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5234
Published 09-10-2015Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-5234 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 2.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
2.13%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 3Timeline
- 09-10-2015PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
IcedTea-Web before 1.5.3 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 does not properly sanitize applet URLs, which allows remote attackers to inject applets into the .appletTrustSettings configuration file and bypass user approval to execute the applet via a crafted web page, possibly related to line breaks.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionMedium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.13%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
82%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.13% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score2.13%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat5 products
Debian1 product
- icedtea-web< 1.6.1-1
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL21 | 22
Opensuse1 product
- opensuseEOL13.1 | 13.2
Ubuntu1 product
- icedtea-web< 1.5.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
5 vendors · 9 products
References
13 links- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00019.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlX Refsource CONFIRM
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167120.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2015-September/033546.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTPatch
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167130.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAThird Party Advisory
