SB2019101606 - OpenSUSE Linux update for epiphany
Published: October 16, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019101606
Severity
Low
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) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11396)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in ephy-session.c in libephymain.so in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can supply JavaScript code, trigger access to a NULL URL, as demonstrated by a crafted window.open call and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.