icedtea-web regression

23 April 2013

icedtea-web regression

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 11.10

Summary

Due to a regression, IcedTea-Web might not be able to access some sites.

Software Description

• icedtea-web - A web browser plugin to execute Java applets

Details

USN-1804-1 fixed vulnerabilities in IcedTea-Web. This update introduced a regression with the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP) when fetching content over SSL under certain configurations, such as when using the community-supported IcedTead 7 browser plugin. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

Jiri Vanek discovered that IcedTea-Web would use the same classloader for applets from different domains. A remote attacker could exploit this to expose sensitive information or potentially manipulate applets from other domains. (CVE-2013-1926)

It was discovered that IcedTea-Web did not properly verify JAR files and was susceptible to the GIFAR attack. If a user were tricked into opening a malicious website, a remote attacker could potentially exploit this to execute code under certain circumstances. (CVE-2013-1927)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

icedtea-7-plugin - 1.2.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.2

icedtea-netx - 1.2.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.2

Ubuntu 11.10

icedtea-netx - 1.2.3-0ubuntu0.11.10.2

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

After a standard system update you need to restart your browser to make all the necessary changes.

References

• USN-1804-1
• LP: 1171506