CVE catalog
CVE-2015-5235
icedtea-web: CVE-2015-5235
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.02% · Oct 25, 2026
IcedTea-Web before 1.5.3 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 does not properly determine the origin of unsigned applets, which allows remote attackers to bypass the approval process or trick users into approving applet execution via a crafted web page.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | icedtea-web | sid | 1.8.8-4 | fixed |
| Debian | icedtea-web | forky | 1.8.8-4 | fixed |
| Debian | icedtea-web | trixie | 1.8.8-3 | fixed |
| Debian | icedtea-web | bookworm | 1.8.8-2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | icedtea-web | 14.04 | 1.4-3ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | icedtea-web | 14.04 | 1.4.1-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | icedtea-web | 14.04 | 1.4.2-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | icedtea-web | 14.04 | 1.5-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | icedtea-web | 14.04 | 1.5.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | icedtea-web | source | sid | 1.6.1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [798467] |
| Debian | icedtea-web | source | forky | 1.6.1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [798467] |
| Debian | icedtea-web | source | trixie | 1.6.1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [798467] |
| Debian | icedtea-web | source | bookworm | 1.6.1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [798467] |
| Ubuntu | icedtea-web | deb | 14.04 | 1.5.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5235 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [icedtea-netx]Fixed
Source package: [icedtea-web]
Details (2)
1.8.8-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.6.1-1dsa · icedtea-web · debian · bookworm; dsa · icedtea-web · debian · 12
1.8.8-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.6.1-1dsa · icedtea-web · debian · bookworm; dsa · icedtea-web · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [icedtea-netx]Fixed
Source package: [icedtea-web]
Details (2)
1.8.8-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.6.1-1dsa · icedtea-web · debian · 13
1.8.8-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.6.1-1dsa · icedtea-web · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2015:2457]
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2015_1682-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5235]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5235]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5235]
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