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)
EPSS: 0.030 (86.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 21, 22
- Opensuse — versions 13.1, 13.2
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_hpc_node — versions 6
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 6.0
- Redhat Icedtea — versions 1.6
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, 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.