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CVE-2019-10181 affects IcedTea-Web, a Java Web Start implementation. A malicious actor could alter a signed JAR without breaking signature verification, causing injected code to run when a user launches it. The code is described as running inside the sandbox, so urgency is moderate and concentrated on legacy desktop or workstation use. Exposure is most likely on systems with icedtea-web installed and used to launch Java Web Start, JNLP, or signed JAR applications. Risk is user-driven because exploitation requires a user to open or run attacker-influenced content. Modern environments that have removed Java Web Start tooling are less likely exposed. Prioritize remediation for legacy workstations or managed Linux desktops that still run Java Web Start workflows. This is not presented as actively exploited in the supplied sources, but public exploit discussion and signed-content trust bypass make it worth scheduling in normal vulnerability remediation cycles. Mitigation focus: Upgrade icedtea-web using the appropriate vendor security advisory or package channel.; Confirm affected versions 1.7.2, 1.8.2, and older are removed or patched.; Disable or remove icedtea-web where Java Web Start is no longer required..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.3 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L2.83.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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6.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/AdoptOpenJDK/IcedTea-Web/pull/344CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/AdoptOpenJDK/IcedTea-Web/issues/327CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10181CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190909 [SECURITY] [DLA 1914-1] icedtea-web security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- 20191007 CVE-2019-10181, CVE-2019-10182, CVE-2019-10185: IcedTea-Web vulnerabilities leading to RCECVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- GLSA-202107-51CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
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