SB2020011902 - Fedora EPEL 7 update for links
Published: January 19, 2020 Updated: April 25, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020011902
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11114)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in The put_chars function in html_r.c in Twibright Links 2.14. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted HTML file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.