CVE-2012-3422

medium
Published 2012-08-07 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.8

Description

The getFirstInTableInstance function in the IcedTea-Web plugin before 1.2.1 returns an uninitialized pointer when the instance_to_id_map hash is empty, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page, which causes an uninitialized memory location to be read.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3422

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/50089

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed1.3-1
debian debianbullseyefixed1.3-1
debian debianforkyfixed1.3-1
debian debiansidfixed1.3-1
debian debiantrixiefixed1.3-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
redhaticedtea-web{"endIncluding":"1.2"}
redhaticedtea-web1.0
redhaticedtea-web1.1

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.