CVE-2011-3377 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass Same Origin Policy and execute arbitrary script or connect to unintended hosts via malicious applets in IcedTea-Web.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-3377?
CVE-2011-3377 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 5 Feb 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The web browser plug-in in IcedTea-Web 1.0.x before 1.0.6 and 1.1.x before 1.1.4 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy (SOP) and execute arbitrary script or establish network connections to unintended hosts via an applet whose origin has the same second-level domain, but a different sub-domain than the targeted domain.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3377?
It affects 3 products.
Linux distribution packages (3)
icedtea-web Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.0.6-1.el6_1 |
icedtea-web-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.0.6-1.el6_1 |
icedtea-web-javadoc Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server | All versions | 0:1.0.6-1.el6_1 |
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Icedtea-Web.
How do I fix CVE-2011-3377?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2011-3377 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3377 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3377, GHSA-cqp6-h2hr-w9xj, RHSA-2011:1441.