Debian DSA-4563-1 : webkit2gtk - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 130981

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

These vulnerabilities have been discovered in the webkit2gtk web engine :

- CVE-2019-8812 An anonymous researcher discovered that maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

- CVE-2019-8814 Cheolung Lee discovered that maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Solution

Upgrade the webkit2gtk packages.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 2.26.2-1~deb10+1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 130981

File Name: debian_DSA-4563.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/14/2019

Updated: 12/24/2019

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-8814

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:webkit2gtk

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/12/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/18/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-8812, CVE-2019-8814

DSA: 4563

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