SB2016071101 - Ubuntu update for NSPR
Published: July 11, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016071101
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) An integer overflow in 'io/prprf.c' (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1951)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause denial of service conditions on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in Netscape Portable Runtime API. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause denial of service conditions by sending specially crafted data to trigger an integer overflow in 'io/prprf.c'.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.