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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WPEWEBKIT-7578247
  • published4 Aug 2024
  • disclosed29 Jul 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 29 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-40782  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens 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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