CVE-2017-1000121

Critical

Description

The UNIX IPC layer in WebKit, including WebKitGTK+ prior to 2.16.3, does not properly validate message size metadata, allowing a compromised secondary process to trigger an integer overflow and subsequent buffer overflow in the UI process. This vulnerability does not affect Apple products.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductWebkitgtk\+
PublishedNov 1, 2017
First seenNov 1, 2017

How to fix

Update
  • webkitgtk webkitgtk\+2.16.3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
webkitgtk webkitgtk\+v < 2.16.32.16.3

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