SB2020072861 - Use-after-free in firefox (Alpine package)
Published: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020072861
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6463)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error in ANGLE in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=4cd4a0dd2e6c9e8d082dca8588312badce9f16ba
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ecfc67fc0aa1c8be66b005da45f868c730633a4e
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=04f8e005916c290085fcf9cff34c5ed43c7b570e
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=4078c037d203ec86019f68e2ec6e03b7b6a7fcf4
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=78431c6461742f7904f5cd815bbed5f76852a8aa
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d28edc9bebe787d7cff81e5dc7200f5b78fd3797