Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting webkit2gtk package, versions <2.16.3-2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.65% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-WEBKIT2GTK-517733
  • published1 Nov 2017
  • disclosed1 Nov 2017

Introduced: 1 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-1000121  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 webkit2gtk to version 2.16.3-2 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:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

The UNIX IPC layer in WebKit, including WebKitGTK+ prior to 2.16.3, does not properly validate message size metadata, allowing a compromised secondary process to trigger an integer overflow and subsequent buffer overflow in the UI process. This vulnerability does not affect Apple products.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1