SB2023102565 - Multiple vulnerabilities in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit

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SB2023102565 - Multiple vulnerabilities in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit

Published: October 25, 2023 Updated: November 16, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023102565
Severity
High
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-41976)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing HTML content in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted website, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40447)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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