SB2019071048 - Input validation error in firefox-esr (Alpine package)
Published: July 10, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019071048
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11717)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
A vulnerability exists where the caret ("^") character is improperly escaped constructing some URIs due to it being used as a separator, allowing for possible spoofing of origin attributes. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.8, Firefox < 68, and Thunderbird < 60.8.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.