Bug 1876611 (CVE-2019-8720) - CVE-2019-8720 webkitgtk: Multiple memory corruption issues leading to arbitrary code execution
Summary: CVE-2019-8720 webkitgtk: Multiple memory corruption issues leading to arbitra...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2019-8720
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1877119 1877358
Blocks: 1876477 2175284
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2020-09-07 17:36 UTC by Tomas Hoger
Modified: 2023-03-03 19:04 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

Fixed In Version: webkitgtk 2.26.0
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A vulnerability was found in WebKit. The flaw is triggered when processing maliciously crafted web content that may lead to arbitrary code execution. Improved memory handling addresses the multiple memory corruption issues.
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Last Closed: 2020-09-29 22:03:20 UTC
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2020:4035 0 None None None 2020-09-29 20:48:01 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2020:4451 0 None None None 2020-11-04 01:04:58 UTC

Description Tomas Hoger 2020-09-07 17:36:33 UTC
WebKitGTK Security Advisory WSA-2019-0005 describes the following issue:

CVE-2019-8720

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.

Versions affected: WebKitGTK before 2.26.0 and WPE WebKit before 2.26.0.

Comment 1 Tomas Hoger 2020-09-07 17:36:36 UTC
External References:

https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2019-0005.html

Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2020-09-29 20:48:05 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Via RHSA-2020:4035 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4035

Comment 4 Product Security DevOps Team 2020-09-29 22:03:20 UTC
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-8720

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2020-11-04 01:04:56 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2020:4451 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4451


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