Improper Input Validation Affecting wpe_webkit package, versions [,2.27.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.76% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WPEWEBKIT-2374540
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed2 Mar 2020
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 2 Mar 2020

CVE-2020-10018  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wpe_webkit to version 2.27.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. WebKitGTK through 2.26.4 and WPE WebKit through 2.26.4 (which are the versions right before 2.28.0) contains a memory corruption issue (use-after-free) that may lead to arbitrary code execution. This issue has been fixed in 2.28.0 with improved memory handling.

CVSS Scores

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