Denial of service in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-54658
CWE-ID CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 WebKitGTK+
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

WPE WebKit
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor WebKitGTK

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU103750

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-54658

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and crash the browser.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

WebKitGTK+: before 2.44.0

WPE WebKit: before 2.44.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2025-0001.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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