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
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.