The IcedTea-Web plugin before 1.2.3 and 1.3.x before 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file that validates as both a GIF and a Java JAR file, aka "GIFAR."
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-1927 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Base Score | 5.8 |
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Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
Access Vector | Network |
Access Complexity | Medium |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
Integrity Impact | Partial |
Availability Impact | None |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (icedtea-web) | RHSA-2013:0753 | 2013-04-17 |