SB2020060802 - OpenSUSE Linux update for libcroco
Published: June 8, 2020
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8834)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the "cr_tknzr_parse_comment" function, as defined in the "src/cr-tknzr.c" file. A remote attacker can persuade a user to access a CSS file that submits malicious input to the system, trigger memory corruption and cause a DoS condition on the affected system.
2) 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.