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CVE-2019-10185

8.6 · HIGH

It was found that icedtea-web up to and including 1.7.2 and 1.8.2 was vulnerable to a zip-slip attack during auto-extraction of a JAR file.

Published Jul 31, 2019CWE-22EPSS 4.02%

Overview

CVE-2019-10185 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 31, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.6 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.6, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

It was found that icedtea-web up to and including 1.7.2 and 1.8.2 was vulnerable to a zip-slip attack during auto-extraction of a JAR file. An attacker could use this flaw to write files to arbitrary locations. This could also be used to replace the main running application and, possibly, break out of the sandbox.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00045.htmlRefpacketstormsecurity.com/files/154748/IcedTeaWeb-Validation-Bypass-Directory-Traversal-Code-Execution.htmlRefbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10185GitHubgithub.com/AdoptOpenJDK/IcedTea-Web/issues/327GitHubgithub.com/AdoptOpenJDK/IcedTea-Web/pull/344Reflists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00008.htmlRefseclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/5Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-51Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00045.htmlRefpacketstormsecurity.com/files/154748/IcedTeaWeb-Validation-Bypass-Directory-Traversal-Code-Execution.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-10185?

CVE-2019-10185 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on July 31, 2019 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.6 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2019-10185?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.6, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2019-10185?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2019-10185?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2019-10185 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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