NULL Pointer Dereference The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package webkitgtk  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1610-WEBKITGTK-655360
  • published10 Sept 2020
  • disclosed15 Apr 2011

Introduced: 15 Apr 2011

CVE-2011-1691  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:16.10.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkitgtk package and not the webkitgtk package as distributed by Ubuntu.

The counterToCSSValue function in CSSComputedStyleDeclaration.cpp in the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) implementation in WebCore in WebKit before r82222, as used in Google Chrome before 11.0.696.43 and other products, does not properly handle access to the (1) counterIncrement and (2) counterReset attributes of CSSStyleDeclaration data provided by a getComputedStyle method call, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via crafted JavaScript code.