SB2019072137 - Resource management error in libcroco (Alpine package)
Published: July 21, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019072137
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) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8871)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop and CPU consumption in the "cr_parser_parse_selector_core" function, as defined in the "src/cr-parser.c" file . A remote attacker can persuade a user to access a file that submits malicious input to the system and cause a DoS condition.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=53117e88842824a662a82bbaa78ba2cd304de7a4
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1e378edcf6caaa3ed5646459e4c8a47234afa01a
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3753b9e3f39d049e7c6c6664bbed67a0f2bef958
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=85c36973699d153bb24ba142388731920ae19b92
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ac4f22e825980b99d4fd80cb49d11ff7be0e3e3a
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=fdbea192e0aafd3afbdcd17d061efff9de618664