CVE-2019-6251 Affecting webkit2gtk package, versions <2.24.1-r0
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- published14 Jan 2019
- disclosed14 Jan 2019
Introduced: 14 Jan 2019
CVE-2019-6251 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.16 webkit2gtk to version 2.24.1-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkit2gtk package and not the webkit2gtk package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.16 relevant fixed versions and status.
WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit prior to version 2.24.1 are vulnerable to address bar spoofing upon certain JavaScript redirections. An attacker could cause malicious web content to be displayed as if for a trusted URI. This is similar to the CVE-2018-8383 issue in Microsoft Edge.
References
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/21
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-6251
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-6251
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HSCDI3635E37GL4BNJDRDT2KEUBDLGSO/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LACVFU4MYYRPJ3IEA4UCN5KUEAGCCJ72/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TNPI3R6QWDJBA5KNGA6QSMKYLY5RRHBZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UO3DIA54X7FOUWFZW5YXC2MZ6KNHG6SW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YO5ZBUWOOXMVZPBYLZRDZF6ZQGBYJERQ/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-05
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152485/WebKitGTK-WPE-WebKit-URI-Spoofing-Code-Execution.html
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194208
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/issues/532
- https://trac.webkit.org/changeset/243434
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00031.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/11/1
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2019-6251
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3948-1/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HSCDI3635E37GL4BNJDRDT2KEUBDLGSO/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LACVFU4MYYRPJ3IEA4UCN5KUEAGCCJ72/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TNPI3R6QWDJBA5KNGA6QSMKYLY5RRHBZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UO3DIA54X7FOUWFZW5YXC2MZ6KNHG6SW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YO5ZBUWOOXMVZPBYLZRDZF6ZQGBYJERQ/