CVE-2019-10185

Name: CVE-2019-10185
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-07-31T23:15:10.887+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 8.6/10EPSS 4.02%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-10185 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.6/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 4.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

8.6/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS Probability

4.02%

89.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Icedtea-Web Project	Icedtea-Web	<= 1.7.2
Icedtea-Web Project	Icedtea-Web	1.8.2
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Opensuse	Leap	15.0

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00045.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154748/IcedTeaWeb-Validation-Bypass-Directory-Traversal-Code-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10185Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/AdoptOpenJDK/IcedTea-Web/issues/327Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/AdoptOpenJDK/IcedTea-Web/pull/344Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00008.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-51Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00045.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154748/IcedTeaWeb-Validation-Bypass-Directory-Traversal-Code-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10185Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/AdoptOpenJDK/IcedTea-Web/issues/327Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/AdoptOpenJDK/IcedTea-Web/pull/344Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00008.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-51Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jul 31, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-10185?

How severe is CVE-2019-10185?

CVE-2019-10185 has a CVSS score of 8.6/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 4.02% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-10185?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST