Buffer overflow in firefox (Alpine package)

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU24062

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17024

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

firefox (Alpine package): 68.0.2-r0 - 71.0-r1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:firefox_alpine_package:68.0.2-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.10
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:firefox_alpine_package:69.0.3-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.10
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:firefox_alpine_package:70.0-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.10

External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=af0d1d1edd77beb85efb9bbf0ad15000eb319170
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6b5e4482828c460437f6c79a23c688d6d99a14fd
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ed2c5b48f57ac3a3a379f6a0db7ef891fcdbaeeb

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.