Information Exposure Affecting webkit2gtk package, versions <2.18.1-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-WEBKIT2GTK-5699190
  • published23 Oct 2017
  • disclosed23 Oct 2017

Introduced: 23 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-7142  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 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:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

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