SB2019071050 - Input validation error in firefox-esr (Alpine package)
Published: July 10, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019071050
Severity
Medium
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 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11729)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing an empty or malformed p256-ECDH public keys. A remote attacker can trigger a segmentation fault and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.