Use After Free Affecting wpewebkit package, versions <2.30.3-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.32% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-WPEWEBKIT-1047426
  • published1 Dec 2020
  • disclosed3 Dec 2020

Introduced: 1 Dec 2020

CVE-2020-13543  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable wpewebkit to version 2.30.3-1 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:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

A code execution vulnerability exists in the WebSocket functionality of Webkit WebKitGTK 2.30.0. A specially crafted web page can trigger a use-after-free vulnerability which can lead to remote code execution. An attacker can get a user to visit a webpage to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS Base Scores

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