Out-of-bounds Read Affecting webkitgtk4-jsc-devel package, versions <0:2.20.5-1.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.36% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-WEBKITGTK4JSCDEVEL-5287490
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 4 May 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 webkitgtk4-jsc-devel to version 0:2.20.5-1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:3140.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkitgtk4-jsc-devel package and not the webkitgtk4-jsc-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function ft_font_face_hash of gxps-fonts.c in libgxps through 0.3.0. A crafted input will lead to a remote denial of service attack.