Ubuntu Update for icedtea-web USN-1804-1

Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Jiri Vanek discovered that IcedTea-Web would use the same classloader for applets from different domains. A remote attacker could exploit this to expose sensitive information or potentially manipulate applets from other domains. (CVE-2013-1926) It was discovered that IcedTea-Web did not properly verify JAR files and was susceptible to the GIFAR attack. If a user were tricked into opening a malicious website, a remote attacker could potentially exploit this to execute code under certain circumstances. (CVE-2013-1927)
Affected
icedtea-web on Ubuntu 12.10 , Ubuntu 12.04 LTS , Ubuntu 11.10 , Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
References