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GLSA-201712-01 : WebKitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 105261

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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-201712-01 (WebKitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WebKitGTK+. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
 Impact :

 By enticing a victim to visit maliciously crafted web content, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition.
 Workaround :

 There are no known workarounds at this time.

Solution

All WebKitGTK+ users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.18.3'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-01

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 105261

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201712-01.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Published: 12/15/2017

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/14/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-13783, CVE-2017-13784, CVE-2017-13785, CVE-2017-13788, CVE-2017-13791, CVE-2017-13792, CVE-2017-13793, CVE-2017-13794, CVE-2017-13795, CVE-2017-13796, CVE-2017-13798, CVE-2017-13802, CVE-2017-13803

GLSA: 201712-01