SB2019032308 - Memory corruption in firefox-esr (Alpine package) 



SB2019032308 - Memory corruption in firefox-esr (Alpine package)

Published: March 23, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019032308
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9794)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of command line arguments within the URI handler when opening documents with Firefox. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a file with a specially crafted filename and execute arbitrary commands on the system.

Note, this vulnerability can be exploited against Firefox installations on Windows operating system only.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.