IcedTeaWeb: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 202107-51

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in IcedTeaWeb, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Affected packages

dev-java/icedtea-web on all architectures
Affected versions < 1.8.4-r1
Unaffected versions >= 1.8.4-r1

Background

FOSS Java browser plugin and Web Start implementation.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in IcedTeaWeb. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All IcedTeaWeb users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/icedtea-web-1.8.4-r1"
 

References

Release date
July 23, 2021

Latest revision
July 23, 2021: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
remote

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