PT-2018-11468
CVE-2018-12911
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Published
2018-07-19
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Updated
2024-06-15
Description by
CVSS 3.1
9.8
CriticalMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
WebKitGTK+ version 2.20.3
Description
The issue is related to an off-by-one error that results in an out-of-bounds write. This error is located in the get simple globs functions within the files ThirdParty/xdgmime/src/xdgmimecache.c and ThirdParty/xdgmime/src/xdgmimeglob.c.
Recommendations
For WebKitGTK+ version 2.20.3, consider applying a patch to fix the off-by-one error in the get simple globs functions as a permanent solution. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the
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