Bug 2167717 (CVE-2023-23517) - CVE-2023-23517 webkitgtk: memory corruption issue leading to arbitrary code execution
Summary: CVE-2023-23517 webkitgtk: memory corruption issue leading to arbitrary code e...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2023-23517
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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high
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 2167718 2167720 2167747 2167748 2167749 2167750 2167751 2167752 2167753 2167754 2167755 2189094 2189095
Blocks: 2166921
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2023-02-07 11:18 UTC by TEJ RATHI
Modified: 2023-05-16 22:53 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

Fixed In Version: WebKitGTK 2.38.4
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A vulnerability was found in WebKitGTK. This issue occurs when processing maliciously crafted web content in WebKit. This may allow a remote attacker to create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption, and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
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Last Closed: 2023-05-16 22:53:29 UTC
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:2256 0 None None None 2023-05-09 07:23:05 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:2834 0 None None None 2023-05-16 08:18:28 UTC

Description TEJ RATHI 2023-02-07 11:18:07 UTC 
Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. Description: The issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

Versions affected: WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit before 2.38.4.

https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2023-0001.html
Comment 1 TEJ RATHI 2023-02-07 11:20:39 UTC 
Created webkit2gtk3 tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2167720]


Created webkitgtk tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2167718]
Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2023-05-09 07:23:04 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2023:2256 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2256
Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2023-05-16 08:18:26 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2023:2834 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2834
Comment 6 Product Security DevOps Team 2023-05-16 22:53:27 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-2023-23517
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