Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : IcedTea Web vulnerabilities (USN-2817-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2817-1 advisory. It was discovered that IcedTea Web incorrectly handled applet URLs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to inject applets into the...

CVE-2015-5234: Improper Input Validation

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...

PT-2015-6809

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions IcedTea-Web versions prior to 1.5.3 IcedTea-Web versions 1.6.x prior to 1.6.1 Description The issue allows remote attackers to inject applets into the .appletTrustSettings configuration file, bypassing user approval to execute the applet via a...