Buffer Overflow Affecting wpe_webkit package, versions [,2.50.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Attacked
EPSS
1.48% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WPEWEBKIT-17391774
  • published21 Jun 2026
  • disclosed18 Mar 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 18 Mar 2026

CVE-2025-31277  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wpe_webkit to version 2.50.0 or higher.

Overview

wpe_webkit is a None

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow. in the memory handling process. An attacker can achieve memory corruption and potentially execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into processing or loading malicious web content. This is only exploitable if the system has specific packages installed and is being used via a graphical interface to process untrusted web content, such as through GNOME. In gnome-shell, exploitation can occur from the local network without user interaction.

Workaround

This vulnerability can be mitigated by not processing or loading untrusted web content with the affected software, or by removing dependent packages that require the vulnerable component, though this may impact system functionality.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1