The IcedTea-Web plugin before 1.2.1 does not properly handle NPVariant NPStrings without NUL terminators, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), obtain sensitive information from memory, or execute arbitrary code via a crafted Java applet.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade icedtea-web. | Aug 30, 2017 | Aug 7, 2012 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade icedtea-webUpgrade icedtea-web-javadoc | Dec 1, 2016 | Aug 7, 2012 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade icedtea-web | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 7, 2012 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade icedtea-web | Dec 10, 2025 | Aug 13, 2012 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-java/icedtea-bin. | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 7, 2012 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade icedtea-web-javadocUpgrade icedtea-web | Oct 16, 2024 | Aug 7, 2012 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade java-1_8_0-openjdk-pluginUpgrade java-1_7_0-openjdk-pluginUpgrade icedtea-web | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 27, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade icedtea-6-pluginUpgrade icedtea-7-plugin | Nov 8, 2024 | Aug 7, 2012 |
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