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.
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.
- Published
- May 13, 2014
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.4% · 83th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-264
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Report tools
Action score
28
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.4%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| redhat | icedtea-web | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web |
| redhat | icedtea6 | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea6 |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- redhat icedtea-webup to 1.0.3 inclusive
- redhat icedtea-web1.0
- redhat icedtea-web1.0.1
- redhat icedtea-web1.0.2
- redhat icedtea-web1.1
- redhat icedtea6up to 1.8.8 inclusive
- redhat icedtea61.8
- redhat icedtea61.8.1
- redhat icedtea61.8.2
- redhat icedtea61.8.3
- redhat icedtea61.8.4
- redhat icedtea61.8.5
- redhat icedtea61.8.6
- redhat icedtea61.8.7
- redhat icedtea61.9.1
- redhat icedtea61.9.2
- redhat icedtea61.9.3
- redhat icedtea61.9.4
- redhat icedtea61.9.5
- redhat icedtea61.9.6
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | icedtea-web | before 1.1-1 | 1.1-1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | icedtea-web | before 0:1.0.4-2.el6_1 | 0:1.0.4-2.el6_1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | icedtea-web-debuginfo | before 0:1.0.4-2.el6_1 | 0:1.0.4-2.el6_1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | icedtea-web-javadoc | before 0:1.0.4-2.el6_1 | 0:1.0.4-2.el6_1 |
Same product
redhat: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2012-3423The IcedTea-Web plugin before 1.2.1 does not properly handle NPVariant NPStrings without NUL terminators, which allows remote attackers to c32Monitor
- CVE-2011-0706The JNLPClassLoader class in IcedTea-Web before 1.0.1, as used in OpenJDK Runtime Environment 1.6.0, allows remote attackers to gain privile31Monitor
- CVE-2013-1927The IcedTea-Web plugin before 1.2.3 and 1.3.x before 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that validat28Monitor
- CVE-2012-3422The getFirstInTableInstance function in the IcedTea-Web plugin before 1.2.1 returns an uninitialized pointer when the instance_to_id_map has28Monitor
- CVE-2013-1926The IcedTea-Web plugin before 1.2.3 and 1.3.x before 1.3.2 uses the same class loader for applets with the same codebase path but from diffe24Monitor
- CVE-2011-2513The 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 1.1.21Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:icedtea-web | 1.1-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:icedtea-web | 0:1.0.4-2.el6_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:icedtea-web-debuginfo | 0:1.0.4-2.el6_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:icedtea-web-javadoc | 0:1.0.4-2.el6_1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
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No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access ControlsCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
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References
- icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.0/rev/b99f9a9769e0
- icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.1/rev/512de5d90388
- mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2011-July/015170.html
- mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2011-July/015171.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1100.html
- securitytracker.com/id?1025854
- ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1178-1
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=718170
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.