CVE-2019-6251 Affecting webkitgtk4-devel package, versions <0:2.28.2-2.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (64th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-WEBKITGTK4DEVEL-1689933
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed14 Jan 2019

Introduced: 14 Jan 2019

CVE-2019-6251  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 webkitgtk4-devel to version 0:2.28.2-2.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2020-1563.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkitgtk4-devel package and not the webkitgtk4-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 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.

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