Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1625-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Arthur Gerkis discovered a buffer overflow in the Icedtea-Web plugin. If a user were tricked into opening a malicious website, an attacker could cause the plugin to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code as the user invoking the program.
Affected
icedtea-web on Ubuntu 12.10 ,
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 11.10 ,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-4540 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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