SB2022010722 - Fedora 34 update for mingw-uriparser, uriparser
Published: January 7, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022010722
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-46141)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when parsing URI in uriFreeUriMembers and uriMakeOwner in uriparser. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted URI, trigger a use-after-free error and crash the application that us using the affected library.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-46142)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when parsing URI in uriNormalizeSyntax in uriparser. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted URI, trigger a use-after-free error and crash the application that us using the affected library.Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.