#VU119905 Use-after-free in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit - CVE-2025-43536

 

#VU119905 Use-after-free in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit - CVE-2025-43536

Published: December 13, 2025 / Updated: December 17, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU119905
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43536
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
WebKitGTK+
WPE WebKit
Software vendor:
WebKitGTK

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing HTML content in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and perform a denial of service attack. 


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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