Fedora 29 update for webkit2gtk3



| Updated: 2025-04-24
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-6251
CWE-ID CWE-451
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

webkit2gtk3
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Spoofing attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU17739

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6251

CWE-ID: CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (Clickjacking, spoofing)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The weakness exists due to improper parsing of specific HTTP content. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and perform a spoofing attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 29

webkit2gtk3: before 2.24.1-1.fc29

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2019-b3ad0a302b


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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