# CVE-2013-1927: The 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 validat

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-04-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The 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 validates as both a GIF and a Java JAR file, aka "GIFAR."

## What to do

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## References

- http://osvdb.org/92544
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00034.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:146
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00013.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53109
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-05/msg00032.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59286
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83640
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-05/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53117
- http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.3/rev/19f5282f53e8
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0753.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00101.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00030.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1804-1
- http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.2/file/icedtea-web-1.2.3/NEWS
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0123
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00106.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=884705
- http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.2/rev/cb58b31c450e
- http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2013-April/022790.html

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