GLSA-202012-10 : WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 144597

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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-202012-10 (WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities)

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

An attacker, by enticing a user to visit maliciously crafted web content, may be able to execute arbitrary code or cause memory corruption.
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-2.30.3'

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 144597

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202012-10.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 12/24/2020

Updated: 1/31/2024

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 Score Source: CVE-2020-9983

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: 12/23/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/16/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-13543, CVE-2020-13584, CVE-2020-9948, CVE-2020-9951, CVE-2020-9952, CVE-2020-9983

GLSA: 202012-10

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