{"id":"USN-2817-1","summary":"icedtea-web vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that IcedTea Web incorrectly handled applet URLs. A\nremote attacker could possibly use this issue to inject applets into the\n.appletTrustSettings configuration file and bypass user approval.\n(CVE-2015-5234)\n\nAndrea Palazzo discovered that IcedTea Web incorrectly determined the\norigin of unsigned applets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue\nto bypass user approval, or to trick the user into approving applet\nexecution. (CVE-2015-5235)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:40:56Z","published":"2015-11-24T18:06:05Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5234","UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5235"],"upstream":["CVE-2015-5234","CVE-2015-5235","UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5234","UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5235"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2817-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5234"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5235"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"icedtea-web","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/icedtea-web@1.5.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.5.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"}]}],"versions":["1.4-3ubuntu2","1.4.1-1ubuntu1","1.4.2-1ubuntu2","1.5-1ubuntu1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_version":"1.5.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","binary_name":"icedtea-6-plugin"},{"binary_version":"1.5.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","binary_name":"icedtea-7-plugin"},{"binary_version":"1.5.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","binary_name":"icedtea-netx"},{"binary_version":"1.5.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","binary_name":"icedtea-netx-common"},{"binary_version":"1.5.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1","binary_name":"icedtea-plugin"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2817-1.json","cves_map":{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","cves":[{"id":"CVE-2015-5234","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]},{"id":"CVE-2015-5235","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}]}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}