Out-of-bounds Read Affecting webkitgtk-devel package, versions <0:1.2.6-2.el6_0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.65% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-WEBKITGTKDEVEL-1419502
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed13 Dec 2010

Introduced: 13 Dec 2010

CVE-2010-4577  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 webkitgtk-devel to version 0:1.2.6-2.el6_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2011:0177.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkitgtk-devel package and not the webkitgtk-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The CSSParser::parseFontFaceSrc function in WebCore/css/CSSParser.cpp in WebKit, as used in Google Chrome before 8.0.552.224, Chrome OS before 8.0.552.343, webkitgtk before 1.2.6, and other products does not properly parse Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequences, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted local font, related to "Type Confusion."

CVSS Scores

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