SB2016060201 - Infinite loop in jQuery
Published: June 2, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016060201
CSH Severity
Low
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) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10707)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when processing attributes. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and trigger the infinite loop within jQuery code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.