PT-2018-10770
CVE-2018-11712
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Published
2018-05-09
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Updated
2018-11-15
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.5
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
WebKitGTK+ versions 2.20.0 through 2.20.1
Description
The issue is related to the libsoup network backend of WebKit, specifically in the WebCore/platform/network/soup/SocketStreamHandleImplSoup.cpp file. It failed to perform TLS certificate verification for WebSocket connections.
Recommendations
For WebKitGTK+ versions 2.20.0 and 2.20.1, consider updating to a version that includes the fix for this issue, as the current versions do not properly verify TLS certificates for WebSocket connections.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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