Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size Affecting wpe_webkit package, versions [,2.50.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.8% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WPEWEBKIT-14101716
  • published23 Nov 2025
  • disclosed20 Nov 2025
  • creditGoogle Big Sleep

Introduced: 20 Nov 2025

CVE-2025-43431  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-131  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wpe_webkit to version 2.50.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size a the growth mechanism in the JSObject::convertFromCopyOnWrite() and JSObject::ensureLengthSlow() functions in the JavaScriptCore runtime. An attacker can cause memory corruption by crafting web content that triggers the Butterfly memory reallocation with a 2x growth factor, leading to improper memory handling.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1