SB2019052729 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in firefox-esr (Alpine package)
Published: May 27, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019052729
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9817)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect access restrictions when reading images from a different domain. A remote attacker can use a canvas object under certain circumstances to violate same-origin policy and read image data from another domain name.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.