SB2016122603 - Buffer overflow in firefox-esr (Alpine package)
Published: December 26, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016122603
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9893)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Memory safety bugs were reported in Thunderbird 45.5. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.1, Firefox ESR < 45.6, and Thunderbird < 45.6.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.