Fedora 29 update for links

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU38622

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/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-2017-11114

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in The put_chars function in html_r.c in Twibright Links 2.14. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted HTML file.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 29

links: before 2.17-1.fc29

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:links:*:*:*:*:*:fedora:*:*

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-2c0a92fd3d

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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