CVE-2013-1926 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can access sensitive data or modify applets by exploiting shared class loaders in the IcedTea-Web browser plugin.

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-2013-1926?

CVE-2013-1926 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 29 Apr 2013. 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 IcedTea-Web plugin before 1.2.3 and 1.3.x before 1.3.2 uses the same class loader for applets with the same codebase path but from different domains, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or possibly alter other applets via a crafted applet.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1926?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Icedtea-Web.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1926?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-1926 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1926 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1926, GHSA-vwgw-5wg9-mw8j.

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