Scientific Linux Security Update : icedtea-web on SL6.x i386/x86

NASLDB: Scientific Linux Security Update : icedtea-web on SL6.x i386/x86_64

General

ID: 61406
Name: Scientific Linux Security Update : icedtea-web on SL6.x i386/x86_64

Summary: Checks rpm output for the updated packages

Credits: Tenable Network Security, Inc.

Classification

Risk: –

CVSS: –
CVSS Base Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Temporal Vector: –

Port: 0
Family: Scientific Linux Local Security Checks
Type: Local

Description

The IcedTea-Web project provides a Java web browser plug-in and an
implementation of Java Web Start, which is based on the Netx project.
It also contains a configuration tool for managing deployment settings
for the plug-in and Web Start implementations.

An uninitialized pointer use flaw was found in the IcedTea-Web
plug-in. Visiting a malicious web page could possibly cause a web
browser using the IcedTea-Web plug-in to crash, disclose a portion of
its memory, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-3422)

It was discovered that the IcedTea-Web plug-in incorrectly assumed all
strings received from the browser were NUL terminated. When using the
plug-in with a web browser that does not NUL terminate strings,
visiting a web page containing a Java applet could possibly cause the
browser to crash, disclose a portion of its memory, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-3423)

This erratum also upgrades IcedTea-Web to version 1.2.1.

All IcedTea-Web users should upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve these issues. Web browsers using the IcedTea-Web browser
plug-in must be restarted for this update to take effect.

Exploiting

Exploit Available: –
Exploitability Ease: –

Sources

CVE: CVE-2012-3422
OSVDB: –
Bugtraq: –
scipID: –

Timeline

Vulnerability Disclosure: –
Patch Release: 2012/07/31
Plugin Release: 2012/08/03

Plugin

Version: 1.2
Filename: sl_20120731_icedtea_web_on_SL6_x.nasl
Filesize: 3952 bytes
MD5 Hash: 00d6843ef1883134ead1a15e3eb15695

Identification: Host/local_checks_enabled
Require Keys: Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Dependencies: "ssh_get_info.nasl"

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