Bug 1186237 (CVE-2014-1298) - CVE-2014-1298 webkitgtk: arbitrary code execution and denial of service via a crafted web site (WSA-2015-0001)
Summary: CVE-2014-1298 webkitgtk: arbitrary code execution and denial of service via a...
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: CVE-2014-1298
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1181092 1186276
Blocks: 1186188
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2015-01-27 10:35 UTC by Vasyl Kaigorodov
Modified: 2021-02-17 05:44 UTC (History)
9 users (show)

Fixed In Version: WebKitGTK+ 2.4.1, 2.4.2 and 2.4.8
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2015-07-31 05:24:13 UTC
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Description Vasyl Kaigorodov 2015-01-27 10:35:52 UTC
Following vulnerability was discovered on the 2.4 stable series of WebKitGTK+:

CVE-2014-1298
 WebKit, as used in Apple Safari before 6.1.3 and 7.x before 7.0.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2014-04-01-1. 

External References:

http://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2015-0001.html

Comment 1 Vasyl Kaigorodov 2015-01-27 10:51:15 UTC
Created webkitgtk4 tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1186276]

Comment 2 Vasyl Kaigorodov 2015-01-27 10:51:17 UTC
Created webkitgtk3 tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1181092]

Comment 4 Huzaifa S. Sidhpurwala 2015-07-31 05:33:58 UTC
Statement:

Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.


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