Vulnerability Details CVE-2021-21779
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Webkit’s GraphicsContext handles certain events in WebKitGTK 2.30.4. A specially crafted web page can lead to a potential information leak and further memory corruption. A victim must be tricked into visiting a malicious web page to trigger this vulnerability.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 37.0%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 6.8
CVSS v2 Score 6.8
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/23/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KYMMBQN4PRVDLMIJT2LY2BWHLYBD57P3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V4QORERLPDN3UNNJFJSOMHZZCU2G75Q6/
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1238
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4945
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/23/1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KYMMBQN4PRVDLMIJT2LY2BWHLYBD57P3/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V4QORERLPDN3UNNJFJSOMHZZCU2G75Q6/
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1238
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4945
Products affected by CVE-2021-21779
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cpe:2.3:a:webkitgtk:webkitgtk:2.30.4
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cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0
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cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33
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cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34