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CVE-2015-5235

IcedTea-Web before 1.5.3 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 does not properly determine the origin of unsigned applets, which allows remote attackers to bypass the approval process or trick users into approving applet execution via a crafted web page.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2015-5235 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 7 products from fedoraproject, 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

2015-10-09T14:59:05.670

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	21	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	22	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_hpc_node	6	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

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=1233697 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=1233697 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 fedoraproject'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.