Improper Input Validation Affecting webkitgtk package, versions [,2.16.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team. Learn more

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (48th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications

Snyk Learn

Learn about Improper Input Validation vulnerabilities in an interactive lesson.

Start learning
  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WEBKITGTK-2374539
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed1 Nov 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 1 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-1000122  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade webkitgtk to version 2.16.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. The UNIX IPC layer in WebKit, including WebKitGTK+ prior to 2.16.3, does not properly validate certain message metadata, allowing a compromised secondary process to cause a denial of service (release assertion) of the UI process. This vulnerability does not affect Apple products.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1