Buffer overflow in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit - CVE-2024-54543

 

Buffer overflow in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit - CVE-2024-54543

Published: February 10, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU103748
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-54543
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: WebKitGTK
Affected software:
WebKitGTK+
WPE WebKit

Detailed vulnerability description

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. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-54543

Install updates from vendor's website.

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