Expired Pointer Dereference Affecting wpe_webkit package, versions [,2.48.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WPEWEBKIT-10332716
  • published9 Jun 2025
  • disclosed7 Apr 2025
  • creditPaul Bakker

Introduced: 7 Apr 2025

CVE-2025-24216  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-825  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wpe_webkit to version 2.48.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Expired Pointer Dereference via the processing of malicious web content. An attacker can cause Safari crash and potentially execute arbitrary code by convincing a user to load specially crafted web content.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1