Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU11215

Memory corruption in WebKitGTK+ - CVE-2017-7165

Published: March 22, 2018 / Updated: March 22, 2018

Vulnerability identifier: #VU11215

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7165

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: WebKitGTK

Affected software:
WebKitGTK+

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The weakness exists due to boundary error. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Update to version 2.18.6.