VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2012-3423
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability6.17%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-08-07
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
The IcedTea-Web plugin before 1.2.1 does not properly handle NPVariant NPStrings without NUL terminators, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), obtain sensitive information from memory, or execute arbitrary code via a crafted Java applet.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer