Debian DSA-4658-1 : webkit2gtk - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 135725

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Synopsis

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

Description

The following vulnerability has been discovered in the webkit2gtk web engine :

- CVE-2020-11793 Cim Stordal discovered that maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service.

Solution

Upgrade the webkit2gtk packages.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 2.26.4-1~deb10u3.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 135725

File Name: debian_DSA-4658.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/20/2020

Updated: 6/5/2020

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-11793

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: 4/16/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/17/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-11793

DSA: 4658

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