Buffer overflow in firefox-esr (Alpine package)



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-18501
CWE-ID CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 firefox-esr (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU17262

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18501

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

firefox-esr (Alpine package): 60.4.0-r1 - 60.4.0-r2

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9d0c4a60607987132bbda75257475a7542c35759
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=50d6c8f738e21e88d0ebbdf4007cde60d258d012


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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