CVE-2016-4761 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

WebKitGTK+ before 2.14.0: A use-after-free vulnerability can allow remote attackers to cause a DoS

Published: 2020-01-22

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

WebKitGTK+

WebKitGTK+

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`before 2.14.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:webkitgtk:webkitgtk\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5746	WebKitGTK+ before 2.14.0: A use-after-free vulnerability can allow remote attackers to cause a DoS
Ubuntu USN	USN-3166-1	WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00535.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/14
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3166-1
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4761
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4761

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Webkitgtk Webkitgtk\+

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2020-01-22T18:51:46.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:39:26.037Z

Reserved: 2016-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4761

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-01-22T19:15:10.407

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:52:54.767

Link: CVE-2016-4761

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2020-01-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-4761 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-416

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