vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2016-9642)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Feb 3, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Feb 3, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
JavaScriptCore in WebKitGTK+ before 2.16.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds heap read) via a crafted Javascript file.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2016-9642
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-9642
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/26/4
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94554
- URL-http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038137
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201704-9
- URL-https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-15
- URL-https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2017-0003.html
- CWE-125
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