Use After Free Affecting webkitgtk3-doc package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-WEBKITGTK3DOC-5926670
  • published30 Sept 2023
  • disclosed28 Sept 2023

Introduced: 28 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-39928  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 webkitgtk3-doc.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkitgtk3-doc package and not the webkitgtk3-doc package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the MediaRecorder API of Webkit WebKitGTK 2.40.5. A specially crafted web page can abuse this vulnerability to cause memory corruption and potentially arbitrary code execution. A user would need to to visit a malicious webpage to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS Scores

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