Buffer overflow in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit - CVE-2024-23214
Published: January 22, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU85667
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-2024-23214
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: WebKitGTK
Affected software:
WebKitGTK+
WPE WebKit
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 trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page, 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-2024-23214
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.