SB2020010949 - Code Injection in firefox-esr (Alpine package)



SB2020010949 - Code Injection in firefox-esr (Alpine package)

Published: January 9, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020010949
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17016)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when pasting a tag from the clipboard into a rich text editor, the CSS sanitizer incorrectly rewrites a @namespace rule. This could allow for injection into certain types of websites resulting in data exfiltration.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.