GLSA-201808-04 : WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 112078

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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-201808-04 (WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities)

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

A remote attacker could execute arbitrary commands or cause a denial of service condition via a maliciously 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-2.20.4'

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 112078

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201808-04.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 8/23/2018

Updated: 8/14/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-4284

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

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:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

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

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: 8/22/2018

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Safari Proxy Object Type Confusion)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-11646, CVE-2018-11712, CVE-2018-11713, CVE-2018-12293, CVE-2018-12294, CVE-2018-4101, CVE-2018-4113, CVE-2018-4114, CVE-2018-4117, CVE-2018-4118, CVE-2018-4119, CVE-2018-4120, CVE-2018-4121, CVE-2018-4122, CVE-2018-4125, CVE-2018-4127, CVE-2018-4128, CVE-2018-4129, CVE-2018-4133, CVE-2018-4146, CVE-2018-4162, CVE-2018-4163, CVE-2018-4165, CVE-2018-4190, CVE-2018-4192, CVE-2018-4199, CVE-2018-4200, CVE-2018-4201, CVE-2018-4204, CVE-2018-4214, CVE-2018-4218, CVE-2018-4222, CVE-2018-4232, CVE-2018-4233, CVE-2018-4261, CVE-2018-4262, CVE-2018-4263, CVE-2018-4264, CVE-2018-4265, CVE-2018-4266, CVE-2018-4267, CVE-2018-4270, CVE-2018-4272, CVE-2018-4273, CVE-2018-4278, CVE-2018-4284

GLSA: 201808-04

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