Vulnerability Details : CVE-2012-3422
The getFirstInTableInstance function in the IcedTea-Web plugin before 1.2.1 returns an uninitialized pointer when the instance_to_id_map hash is empty, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page, which causes an uninitialized memory location to be read.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3422
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 2.25%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 88 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-3422
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-3422
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2012-3422
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1521-1
USN-1521-1: IcedTea-Web vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00005.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:0982-1: important: update for icedt
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1132.html
RHSA-2012:1132 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00003.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:0979-1: important: Security update for
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http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.2/file/icedtea-web-1.2.1/NEWS
release/icedtea-web-1.2: fae550dbc884 NEWS
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-05/msg00032.html
openSUSE-SU-2013:0826-1: moderate: Package icedtea-web was updated to ve
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00020.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2013:0851-1: important: Security update for
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00030.html
openSUSE-SU-2013:0893-1: moderate: Package icedtea-web was updated to ve
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00101.html
openSUSE-SU-2013:0966-1: moderate: Package icedtea-web was updated to ve
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00013.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2013:1174-1: important: Security update for
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=840592
840592 – (CVE-2012-3422) CVE-2012-3422 icedtea-web: getvalueforurl uninitialized instance pointer
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00004.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2012:0981-1: important: icedtea-web: Upd
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
IcedTea JDK: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201406-32) — Gentoo security
Products affected by CVE-2012-3422
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*