#VU82394 Buffer overflow in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit - CVE-2023-40447

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#VU82394 Buffer overflow in WebKitGTK+ and WPE WebKit - CVE-2023-40447

Published: October 25, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU82394
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2023-40447
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

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

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