SB2020090395 - Infinite loop in firefox-esr (Alpine package)
Published: September 3, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020090395
Severity
Low
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) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14629)
The vulnerability allows a local unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite query recursion caused by CNAME loops. A local attacker can add any dns record via ldap using the ldbadd tool, trigger infinite loop and cause the server to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.