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Improper Access Control Affecting webkit2gtk package, versions <2.12.4-1

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.35% (72nd percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-WEBKIT2GTK-389351
  • published 22 Jul 2016
  • disclosed 22 Jul 2016
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Introduced: 22 Jul 2016

CVE-2016-4591 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-284 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 webkit2gtk to version 2.12.4-1 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, Safari before 9.1.2, and tvOS before 9.2.2 mishandles the location variable, which allows remote attackers to access the local filesystem via unspecified vectors.