Buffer overflow in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit - CVE-2022-32886

Vulnerability identifier: #VU67199

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-2022-32886

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Affected software:
WebKitGTK+
WPE WebKit
Gentoo Linux
Oracle Linux
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE CaaS Platform
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Enterprise Storage
SUSE Linux Enterprise Storage
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar
SUSE OpenStack Cloud
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ESPOS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
Apple iOS
iPadOS
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
Development Tools Module
Desktop Applications Module
Basesystem Module
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
Fedora
watchOS
macOS
tvOS
Apple Safari
libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 (Ubuntu package)
libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18 (Ubuntu package)
libwebkit2gtk3-lang
webkit2gtk3-devel
webkit2gtk3-debugsource
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo
webkit2gtk-4_0-injected-bundles
typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_0
typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_0
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_0
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_0-18-32bit
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-32bit-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37-32bit
webkit2gtk3-minibrowser-debuginfo
webkit2gtk3-minibrowser
webkit-jsc-4
webkit-jsc-4-debuginfo
WebKit2GTK-5.0-lang
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-32bit
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-32bit-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-32bit
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-32bit-debuginfo
webkit2gtk4-devel
libwebkit2gtk-5_0-0-debuginfo
typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-5_0
typelib-1_0-WebKit2WebExtension-4_1
typelib-1_0-WebKit2-5_0
typelib-1_0-WebKit2-4_1
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-5_0
typelib-1_0-JavaScriptCore-4_1
WebKit2GTK-4.0-lang
libwebkit2gtk-5_0-0
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0-debuginfo
libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0
libjavascriptcoregtk-5_0-0-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-5_0-0
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0-debuginfo
libjavascriptcoregtk-4_1-0
webkit-jsc-4.1-debuginfo
WebKit2GTK-4.1-lang
webkit2gtk4-minibrowser-debuginfo
webkit2gtk4-minibrowser
webkit2gtk4-debugsource
webkit2gtk3-soup2-minibrowser-debuginfo
webkit2gtk3-soup2-minibrowser
webkit2gtk3-soup2-devel
webkit2gtk3-soup2-debugsource
webkit2gtk-5_0-injected-bundles-debuginfo
webkit2gtk-5_0-injected-bundles
webkit2gtk-4_1-injected-bundles-debuginfo
webkit2gtk-4_1-injected-bundles
webkit-jsc-5.0-debuginfo
webkit-jsc-5.0
webkit-jsc-4.1
webkitgtk
webkit2gtk (Debian package)
wpewebkit (Debian package)
webkit2gtk3
webkit2gtk3 (Red Hat package)
webkit2gtk3-jsc
webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel
net-libs/webkit-gtk
webkitgtk4 (Red Hat package)
libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0 (Ubuntu package)
libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 (Ubuntu package)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing web content in WebKit. 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.

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213442
• https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2022-0009.html