Improper Input Validation The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package webkit2gtk  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-WEBKIT2GTK-638386
  • published12 Apr 2019
  • disclosed18 Dec 2019

Introduced: 12 Apr 2019

CVE-2019-8503  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:20.04.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkit2gtk package and not the webkit2gtk package as distributed by Ubuntu.

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, tvOS 12.2, Safari 12.1, iTunes 12.9.4 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.11. A malicious website may be able to execute scripts in the context of another website.