Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting wpewebkit package, versions <2.34.4-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-WPEWEBKIT-2358999
  • published23 Jan 2022
  • disclosed24 Aug 2021

Introduced: 24 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-30954  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-843  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 wpewebkit to version 2.34.4-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wpewebkit package and not the wpewebkit package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 15.2, macOS Monterey 12.1, Safari 15.2, iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2, watchOS 8.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1