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CVE-2017-1000122 Detail

Current Description

The UNIX IPC layer in WebKit, including WebKitGTK+ prior to 2.16.3, does not properly validate certain message metadata, allowing a compromised secondary process to cause a denial of service (release assertion) of the UI process. This vulnerability does not affect Apple products.

Source:  MITRE
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Severity

 


CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score: 5.3 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Hyperlink Resource
http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/217206 Third Party Advisory
https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2017-0007.html Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:webkitgtk:webkitgtk\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     Show Matching CPE(s)
Up to (excluding)
2.16.3


Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-1000122
NVD Published Date:
11/01/2017
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2017