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Vulnerability record · CVE-2011-2514 · published 14 May 2014

CVE-2011-2514: Redhat icedtea-web permissions and access controls vulnerability

Redhat · Icedtea Web

The Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP) implementation in IcedTea6 1.9.x before 1.9.9 and before 1.8.9, and IcedTea-Web 1.1.x before 1.1.1 and before 1.0.4, allows remote attackers to trick victims into granting access to local files by modifying the content of the Java Web Start Security Warning dialog box to represent a different filename than the file for which access will be granted.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 2.4% · top 16.6% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
2.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP) implementation in IcedTea6 1.9.x before 1.9.9 and before 1.8.9, and IcedTea-Web 1.1.x before 1.1.1 and before 1.0.4, allows remote attackers to trick victims into granting access to local files by modifying the content of the Java Web Start Security Warning dialog box to represent a different filename than the file for which access will be granted.

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

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.0/rev/b99f9a9769e0
http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.1/rev/512de5d90388
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2011-July/015170.html
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2011-July/015171.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1100.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025854
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1178-1 Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=718170
http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.0/rev/b99f9a9769e0
http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea-web-1.1/rev/512de5d90388
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2011-July/015170.html
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/distro-pkg-dev/2011-July/015171.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1100.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025854
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1178-1 Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=718170

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2011-2514), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.