#VU55312 Path traversal in IcedTeaWeb - CVE-2019-10185
Published: July 26, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55312
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10185
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
IcedTeaWeb
IcedTeaWeb
Software vendor:
AdoptOpenJDK
AdoptOpenJDK
Description
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.
External links
- https://github.com/AdoptOpenJDK/IcedTea-Web/issues/327
- https://github.com/AdoptOpenJDK/IcedTea-Web/pull/344
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10185
- 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