SB2016041917 - Information disclosure in libebml (Alpine package)
Published: April 19, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016041917
Severity
Low
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) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8790)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The EbmlUnicodeString::UpdateFromUTF8 function in libEBML before 1.3.3 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from process heap memory via a crafted UTF-8 string, which triggers an invalid memory access.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.