SB2020112921 - Resource management error in firefox (Alpine package)
Published: November 29, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020112921
Severity
Low
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) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26963)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources. Repeated calls to the history and location interfaces could have been
used to hang the browser.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.