Out-of-bounds Write Affecting wpe_webkit package, versions [,2.46.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WPEWEBKIT-8549849
  • published25 Dec 2024
  • disclosed11 Dec 2024
  • creditTashita Software Security

Introduced: 11 Dec 2024

NewCVE-2024-54534  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wpe_webkit to version 2.46.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write when processing maliciously crafted web content. An attacker can cause memory corruption by sending specially crafted input to the affected component. This is only exploitable if the system processes untrusted web content.

CVSS Scores

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version 3.1