SB2019080156 - Multiple vulnerabilities in IcedTeaWeb

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Insufficient verification of data authenticity (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10181)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to executable code can be injected in a JAR file without compromising the signature verification. A remote attacker can inject code in a trusted JAR.

2) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10185)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences within auto-extraction of a JAR file. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and write arbitrary files on the system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://github.com/AdoptOpenJDK/IcedTea-Web/issues/327
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10181
• https://github.com/AdoptOpenJDK/IcedTea-Web/pull/344
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00045.html
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00008.html
• https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/5
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154748/IcedTeaWeb-Validation-Bypass-Directory-Traversal-Code-Execution.html
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10185