Buffer Overflow Affecting webkitgtk package, versions [,2.50.5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.76% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WEBKITGTK-15763353
  • published25 Mar 2026
  • disclosed18 Mar 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 18 Mar 2026

CVE-2025-43213  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade webkitgtk to version 2.50.5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in the memory handling process. An attacker can execute arbitrary code or cause a process crash by tricking a user into processing or loading malicious web content. This is only exploitable if the system has specific packages installed and is being used via a graphical interface to process untrusted web content, such as through GNOME. In some cases, exploitation may be possible from the local network without user interaction.

Workaround

This vulnerability can be mitigated by removing packages that require WebKitGTK4 or WebKitGTK3, though this may impact system functionality, especially if GNOME is in use.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1