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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2018-12293: WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2018-12293: WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/19/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
08/23/2018
Modified
08/23/2018

Description

The getImageData function in the ImageBufferCairo class in WebCore/platform/graphics/cairo/ImageBufferCairo.cpp in WebKit, as used in WebKitGTK+ prior to version 2.20.3 and WPE WebKit prior to version 2.20.1, is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow triggered by an integer overflow, which could be abused by crafted HTML content.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-libs-webkit-gtk

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