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TI-2012-02952 Aliases CVE-2012-3423GHSA-wg7g-m9g6-qcmw

The IcedTea-Web plugin before 1.2.1 does not properly handle NPVariant NPStrings without…

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The IcedTea-Web plugin before 1.2.1 does not properly handle NPVariant NPStrings without NUL terminators, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), obtain sensitive information from memory, or execute arbitrary code via a crafted Java applet.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06172 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2012:1132 Released 2012-07-31 · Red Hat rating Important
    icedtea-web security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) icedtea-web-1.2.1-1.el6_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) icedtea-web-1.2.1-1.el6_3, icedtea-web-javadoc-1.2.1-1.el6_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) icedtea-web-1.2.1-1.el6_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) icedtea-web-1.2.1-1.el6_3, icedtea-web-javadoc-1.2.1-1.el6_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) icedtea-web-1.2.1-1.el6_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) icedtea-web-1.2.1-1.el6_3, icedtea-web-javadoc-1.2.1-1.el6_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) icedtea-web-1.2.1-1.el6_3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) icedtea-web-1.2.1-1.el6_3, icedtea-web-javadoc-1.2.1-1.el6_3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1132
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1132
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1132
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1132
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1132
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1132
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1132
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2012:1132

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3423
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wg7g-m9g6-qcmw

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 12

Other 3

  • TI-2011-00614 The JNLPClassLoader class in IcedTea-Web before 1.0.1, as used in OpenJDK Runtime… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2013-01703 The IcedTea-Web plugin before 1.2.3 and 1.3.x before 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2012-03880 Off-by-one error in the invoke function in IcedTeaScriptablePluginObject.cc in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2012-02951 The getFirstInTableInstance function in the IcedTea-Web plugin before 1.2.1 returns an… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2011-02206 The Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP) implementation in IcedTea6 1.9.x before 1.9.9… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2013-01702 The IcedTea-Web plugin before 1.2.3 and 1.3.x before 1.3.2 uses the same class loader for… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
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