NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting wpe_webkit package, versions [,2.48.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WPEWEBKIT-10334339
  • published9 Jun 2025
  • disclosed15 May 2025
  • creditJiming Wang, Jikai Ren

Introduced: 15 May 2025

NewCVE-2025-31215  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wpe_webkit to version 2.48.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference through the processing of malicious web content. An attacker can cause an unexpected process crash by exploiting improper checks that lead to a NULL pointer dereference.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1