Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting webkit2gtk package, versions <2.18.6-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE37-WEBKIT2GTK-467607
  • published22 Sept 2019
  • disclosed22 Sept 2019
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 22 Sep 2019

CVE-2017-7161  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-77  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.7 webkit2gtk to version 2.18.6-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:3.7 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Safari before 11.0.2 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit Web Inspector" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via special characters that trigger command injection.