Improper Certificate Validation Affecting webkit2gtk package, versions <2.20.2-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-WEBKIT2GTK-5698420
  • published4 Jun 2018
  • disclosed4 Jun 2018

Introduced: 4 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-11712  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 webkit2gtk to version 2.20.2-1 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:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

WebCore/platform/network/soup/SocketStreamHandleImplSoup.cpp in the libsoup network backend of WebKit, as used in WebKitGTK+ versions 2.20.0 and 2.20.1, failed to perform TLS certificate verification for WebSocket connections.