CVE-2013-6493: Infoleak
First published: Mon Sep 23 2013(Updated: )
LiveConnect provides a gateway between the JavaScript engine in the web browser and Java applets. An insecure temporary file use flaw was found in the LiveConnect implementation in the IcedTea-Web browser plug-in. A malicious, local user could possibly use this flaw to inject or read the communication between a Java applet and web browser of a different user's session. References: <a href="https://jdk6.java.net/plugin2/liveconnect/">https://jdk6.java.net/plugin2/liveconnect/</a> <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/LiveConnect_Overview">https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/LiveConnect_Overview</a>
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat Icedtea-web | <=1.3.2 | |
| Redhat Icedtea-web | =1.0.1 | |
| Redhat Icedtea-web | =1.0.2 | |
| Redhat Icedtea-web | =1.0.3 | |
| Redhat Icedtea-web | =1.0.4 | |
| Redhat Icedtea-web | =1.0.5 | |
| Redhat Icedtea-web | =1.0.6 | |
| Redhat Icedtea-web | =1.1 | |
| Redhat Icedtea-web | =1.1.1 | |
| Redhat Icedtea-web | =1.1.2 | |
| Redhat Icedtea-web | =1.1.3 | |
| Redhat Icedtea-web | =1.1.4 | |
| Redhat Icedtea-web | =1.1.5 | |
| Redhat Icedtea-web | =1.1.6 | |
| Redhat Icedtea-web | =1.1.7 | |
| Redhat Icedtea-web | =1.2 | |
| Redhat Icedtea-web | =1.2.1 | |
| Redhat Icedtea-web | =1.2.2 | |
| Redhat Icedtea-web | =1.3 | |
| Redhat Icedtea-web | =1.3.1 | |
| redhat/icedtea-web | <1.4.2 | 1.4.2 |
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Reference Links
- http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/icedtea-web/rev/228e3652214a
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00089.html
- http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2014-February/026192.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q1/282
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57036
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2131-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1010958
- https://jdk6.java.net/plugin2/liveconnect/
- https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/LiveConnect_Overview
- http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/icedtea-web/rev/1e0507976663
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2014-1417.html
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