Command injection in WebKitGTK+ - CVE-2017-7161
Published: March 22, 2018 / Updated: March 22, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11214
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7161
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to command injection. A remote attacker can submit specially crafted web content, inject arbitrary commands and execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
WebKitGTK+
Gentoo Linux
Ubuntu
Fedora
Opensuse
webkitgtk4
Gentoo Linux
Ubuntu
Fedora
Opensuse
webkitgtk4
How to mitigate CVE-2017-7161
Update to version 2.18.6.
webkitgtk4 - addressed in versions 2.18.6-1.fc26, 2.18.6-1.fc27