# CVE-2015-5234: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-10-09 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2817-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00019.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167120.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033780
- http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2015-September/033546.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0778.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167130.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233667

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