CVE-2012-4540

mediumpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.034 · 89 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

3.44% (89th) EPSS

CVSS 6.8 · medium

Is it mine?

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Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd · redhat_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

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.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

Fixedicedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-debuginfo-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-debuginfo-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-debuginfo-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-debuginfo-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-debuginfo-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-debuginfo-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-debuginfo-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-debuginfo-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-debuginfo-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-debuginfo-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-debuginfo-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-debuginfo-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-debuginfo-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-debuginfo-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-javadoc-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-javadoc-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-javadoc-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-javadoc-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-javadoc-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-javadoc-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434
Fixedicedtea-web-javadoc-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)redhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1434

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

6.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.06.8mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8.6 · impact 6.4

v2.05.8mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v2.06.8mediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Psecondary · Red Hat Product Security US

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-189USprimaryCWE-122US

affected products (49)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
opensuse opensuse= 13.1nvdUScpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse= 13.2nvdUScpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat icedtea-web= 1.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat icedtea-web= 1.1.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat icedtea-web= 1.1.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat icedtea-web= 1.1.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat icedtea-web= 1.1.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat icedtea-web= 1.1.5nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat icedtea-web= 1.1.6nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat icedtea-web= 1.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat icedtea-web= 1.2.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat icedtea-web= 1.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
icedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
icedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
icedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
icedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
icedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
icedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
icedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

RHSA-2012:1434Red Hat Security Advisory: icedtea-web security update2012-11-07csaf · redhat_csafUS
Updated icedtea-web packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having critical security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

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cnnvd enisa_euvd nvd redhat_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2012-11-11modified 2026-06-16

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