*** This bug is a security vulnerability *** Public security bug reported:
Impact ------ Integer underflow could be targeted as a buffer overflow https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/brotli Debdiff attached. Because brotli is embedded in web browsers for WOFF2 support (to be somewhat fixed by the proposed brotli MIR), this issue was already mentioned in https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-1/ (Firefox) Luke Li discovered a buffer overflow during Brotli decompression in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2016-1968) https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2895-1/ (Oxide) An integer underflow was discovered in Brotli. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2016-1624) Regression Potential -------------------- This update was published in Debian unstable/testing as 0.3.0+dfsg-3 from late March to mid June 2016 when it was superseded by a newer version. The Ubuntu security sync tool wasn't able to retrieve this version now. brotli has no reverse dependencies in Ubuntu and is in universe. Testing Done ------------ Only a simple build test. There is a build test to ensure basic functionality of brotli with both python2 and python3. Other Info ---------- The main purpose of this security update is to clear up the security history section of MIR LP: #1737053. It is mentioned in the MIR bug that it is intended for brotli 1.0.2 to be backported to Ubuntu 16.04 and 17.10 as a security update (and promoted to main there), after 17.04 reaches End of Life. ** Affects: brotli (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: patch xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to brotli in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1737364 Title: 16.04: Fix CVE-2016-1968 and CVE-2016-1624 for brotli To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/brotli/+bug/1737364/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
