Bug 1186239 – CVE-2014-1300 webkitgtk: arbitrary code execution with root privileges (WSA-2015-0001)

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Bug 1186239 - (CVE-2014-1300) CVE-2014-1300 webkitgtk: arbitrary code execution with root privileges (WSA-2015-0001)

Summary:	CVE-2014-1300 webkitgtk: arbitrary code execution with root privileges (WSA-2...

Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX

Aliases:	CVE-2014-1300

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All Linux

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Keywords:	Security

Depends On:	1181092
Blocks:	1186188
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Reported:	2015-01-27 05:36 EST by Vasyl Kaigorodov
Modified:	2015-08-19 04:38 EDT (History)
CC List:	9 users (show)

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Fixed In Version:	WebKitGTK+ 2.4.1, 2.4.2 and 2.4.8
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Last Closed:	2015-07-31 01:24:30 EDT
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Description Vasyl Kaigorodov 2015-01-27 05:36:24 EST

Following vulnerability was discovered on the 2.4 stable series of WebKitGTK+:

CVE-2014-1300
 Unspecified vulnerability in Apple Safari 7.0.2 on OS X allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via unknown vectors, as demonstrated by Google during a Pwn4Fun competition at CanSecWest 2014. 

External References:

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

Comment 2 Huzaifa S. Sidhpurwala 2015-07-31 01:34:34 EDT

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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