Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting webkitgtk package, versions (2.0.0,2.27.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WEBKITGTK-2374537
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed17 Feb 2020
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 17 Feb 2020

CVE-2013-7324  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-74  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade webkitgtk to version 2.27.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Injection. Webkit-GTK 2.x (any version with HTML5 audio/video support based on GStreamer) allows remote attackers to trigger unexpectedly high sound volume via malicious javascript. NOTE: this WebKit-GTK behavior complies with existing W3C standards and existing practices for GNOME desktop integration.

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