SB2016122605 - Buffer overflow in firefox-esr (Alpine package)
Published: December 26, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016122605
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) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9897)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Memory corruption resulting in a potentially exploitable crash during WebGL functions using a vector constructor with a varying array within libGLES. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.1, Firefox ESR < 45.6, and Thunderbird < 45.6.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.