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GLSA-201709-03 : WebKitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 103271

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201709-03 (WebKitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WebkitGTK+. Please review the references below for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code via crafted web content.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All WebkitGTK+ users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.16.5' Packages which depend on this library may need to be recompiled. Tools such as revdep-rebuild may assist in identifying some of these packages.

See Also

https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2017-0005.html

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-03

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 103271

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201709-03.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Published: 9/18/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:webkit-gtk, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 9/17/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-2424, CVE-2017-2538

GLSA: 201709-03