SB2014011404 - Input validation error in links (Alpine package)
Published: January 14, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014011404
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6050)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
Integer overflow in Links before 2.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted HTML tables.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.