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Use After Free Affecting wpe_webkit package, versions [,2.45.3)

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-WPEWEBKIT-7578247
  • published 4 Aug 2024
  • disclosed 29 Jul 2024
  • credit Unknown
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Introduced: 29 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-40782 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-416 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade wpe_webkit to version 2.45.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free in RenderTreeBuilderRuby.cpp. An attacker who can convince a user to process malicious web content may be able to execute code.

CVSS Scores

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version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    Present
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Active
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    High
  • Integrity (VI)
    High
  • Availability (VA)
    High
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None