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CVE-2012-4540

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-4540 describes an off-by-one error in the invoke function of IcedTea-Web versions 1.1.x, 1.2.x, 1.3.x, and 1.4.x, affecting products like openSUSE and Red Hat. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted webpage, potentially leading to information disclosure, denial of service, or arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 6.8, it has a network attack vector and medium complexity, but there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
13.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:icedtea-web:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0344 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 19,953 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: icedtea-web-0:1.2.2-1.el6_3
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-4540Critical

icedtea-web: IcedTeaScriptableJavaObject:: invoke off-by-one heap-based buffer overflow

Nov 7, 2012

References

icedtea.classpath.org / hg/release/icedtea-web-1.1/file/d759ec560073/NEWS
icedtea.classpath.org / hg/release/icedtea-web-1.2/rev/596a718be03f
icedtea.classpath.org / hg/release/icedtea-web-1.3/rev/e7970f3da5fe
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00019.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00040.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2013-01/msg00065.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00071.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00073.html
mail.openjdk.java.net / pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2012-November/020775.html
mail.openjdk.java.net / pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2013-September/024750.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2012-1434.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/51206
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/51220
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/51374
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/79894
debian.org / security/2013/dsa-2768
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/11/07/5
securityfocus.com / bid/56434
securityfocus.com / bid/62426
securitytracker.com / id
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1625-1