Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting libwebkit2gtk package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Mature
    EPSS
    26.83% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-LIBWEBKIT2GTK-1327019
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 26 Jan 2015

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 libwebkit2gtk.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libwebkit2gtk package and not the libwebkit2gtk package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple Safari 7.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by Liang Chen during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2014.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

9.8 critical
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

5.6 medium