Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting webkitgtk package, versions [,2.46.5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WEBKITGTK-8549854
  • published25 Dec 2024
  • disclosed11 Dec 2024
  • creditGary Kwong

Introduced: 11 Dec 2024

NewCVE-2024-54505  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-843  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade webkitgtk to version 2.46.5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') through the processing of maliciously crafted web content. An attacker can cause memory corruption by exploiting the type confusion issue.

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1