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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 the .appletTrustSettings configuration file and bypass user approval to execute the applet via a crafted web page, possibly related to line breaks.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2015-5234 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 7 products from redhat, from redhat, from redhat and 4 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2015-10-09T14:59:01.843

Last Modified

2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_hpc_node	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	6.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.1	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	13.2	Yes
Application	redhat	icedtea	≤ 1.5.2	Yes
Application	redhat	icedtea	1.6	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	21	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	22	Yes

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167120.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167130.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00019.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2015-September/033546.html Patch ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0778.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033780 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2817-1 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233667 Issue Tracking ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167120.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167130.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00019.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2015-September/033546.html Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0778.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033780 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2817-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233667 Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For redhat's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.