Improper input validation in Fedoraproject Fedora
CVE-2015-5235
IcedTea-Web before 1.5.3 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 does not properly determine the origin of unsigned applets, which allows remote attackers to bypass the approval process or trick users into approving applet execution via a crafted web page.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.030 (87.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 21, 22
- openSUSE — versions 13.1, 13.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node — versions 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Icedtea — versions 1.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2817-1 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00019.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167120.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033780 (vdb-entry)
- mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2015-September/033546.html (mailing-list, Patch)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0778.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167130.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5235?
- CVE-2015-5235 is a vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2015-10-09.
- Is CVE-2015-5235 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.