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Information Exposure Affecting webkit2gtk package, versions <2.18.1-1

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.14% (49th percentile)
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NVD
5.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-WEBKIT2GTK-532695
  • published 23 Oct 2017
  • disclosed 23 Oct 2017
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Introduced: 23 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-7142 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-200 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 webkit2gtk to version 2.18.1-1 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:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. Safari before 11 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit Storage" component. It allows attackers to bypass the Safari Private Browsing protection mechanism, and consequently obtain sensitive information about visited web sites.