Risk | Critical |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2023-32439 |
CWE-ID | CWE-843 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Vulnerability #1 is being exploited in the wild. |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system webkitgtk Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Fedoraproject |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one critical risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU77608
Risk: Critical
CVSSv3.1: 8.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32439
CWE-ID:
CWE-843 - Type confusion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted web page, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Install updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 38
webkitgtk: before 2.40.3-1.fc38
External linkshttp://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-6f883415a6
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?
Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.