Input validation error in firefox (Alpine package)



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2016-1523
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 firefox (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU32340

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1523

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (missing initialization, NULL pointer dereference, and application crash) via a crafted Graphite smart font.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

firefox (Alpine package): 38.6.0-r0

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=94fe4bffcb870f5c0e52ecc107d7793ca3f51d02


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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