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CVE-2015-5234· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

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

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 28/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.1% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 81.7% of all records.
  • Fixed version: icedtea-web (Debian:12) 1.6.1-1; icedtea-web (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client) 0:1.6.2-1.el6; icedtea-web-debuginfo (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client) 0:1.6.2-1.el6.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to icedtea-web (Debian:12) 1.6.1-1; icedtea-web (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client) 0:1.6.2-1.el6; icedtea-web-debuginfo (Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client) 0:1.6.2-1.el6 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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.

MediumCVSS 6.8 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Oct 9, 2015
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
2.1% · 81th percentile

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Action score

28

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.1%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
redhatenterprise linux desktop
redhatenterprise linux hpc node
redhatenterprise linux server
redhatenterprise linux workstation
redhaticedtea
opensuseopensuse
fedoraprojectfedora

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • fedoraproject fedora21
  • fedoraproject fedora22
  • opensuse opensuse13.1
  • opensuse opensuse13.2
  • redhat enterprise linux desktop6.0
  • redhat enterprise linux hpc node6.0
  • redhat enterprise linux server6.0
  • redhat enterprise linux workstation6.0
  • redhat icedteaup to 1.5.2 inclusive
  • redhat icedtea1.6

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12icedtea-webbefore 1.6.1-11.6.1-1
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clienticedtea-webbefore 0:1.6.2-1.el60:1.6.2-1.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clienticedtea-web-debuginfobefore 0:1.6.2-1.el60:1.6.2-1.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clienticedtea-web-javadocbefore 0:1.6.2-1.el60:1.6.2-1.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clienticedtea-webbefore 0:1.6.1-4.el70:1.6.1-4.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clienticedtea-web-debuginfobefore 0:1.6.1-4.el70:1.6.1-4.el7
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clienticedtea-web-javadocbefore 0:1.6.1-4.el70:1.6.1-4.el7
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4icedtea-webbefore 1.5.3-0.9.11.5.3-0.9.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12java-1_7_0-openjdk-pluginbefore 1.6.1-2.3.11.6.1-2.3.1

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    33Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:icedtea-web1.6.1-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
red hat:icedtea-web0:1.6.1-4.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:icedtea-web-debuginfo0:1.6.1-4.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:icedtea-web-javadoc0:1.6.1-4.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::clientPackage registry (OSV)
suse:icedtea-web1.5.3-0.9.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4Package registry (OSV)
suse:java-1_7_0-openjdk-plugin1.6.1-2.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12Package 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.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

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-20 · Improper Input Validation

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    Change log

    1. Fix✗ → ✓

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    References

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