CVE-2012-4540

MediumCVSS 6.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Off-by-one error in the invoke function in IcedTeaScriptablePluginObject.cc in IcedTea-Web 1.1.x before 1.1.7, 1.2.x before 1.2.2, 1.3.x before 1.3.1, and 1.4.x before 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (crash), or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted webpage that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, related to an error message and a "triggering event attached to applet." NOTE: the 1.4.x versions were originally associated with CVE-2013-4349, but that entry has been MERGED with this one.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.8/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-189

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
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References

Timeline

Published
Nov 11, 2012
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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