SB2017121919 - Fedora 27 update for webkitgtk4

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SB2017121919 - Fedora 27 update for webkitgtk4

Published: December 19, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2017121919
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 5
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.


1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13866)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


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

The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into loading a specially crafted web content, trigger memory corruption in the WebKit component and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

2) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13870)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


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

The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into loading a specially crafted web content, trigger memory corruption in the WebKit component and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

3) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7156)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


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

The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into loading a specially crafted web content, trigger memory corruption in the WebKit component and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

4) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13856)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


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

The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into loading a specially crafted web content, trigger memory corruption in the WebKit component and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

5) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7157)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


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

The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into loading a specially crafted web content, trigger memory corruption in the WebKit component and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References