VDB-8660 · OSVDB 93248

WebkitGTK+ up to 2.0.1 HTMLMediaElement.cpp removedFrom m_inActiveDocument denial of service

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in WebkitGTK+ up to 2.0.1 (Web Browser). Affected by this issue is the function HTMLMediaElement::removedFrom of the file WebCore/html/HTMLMediaElement.cpp. The manipulation of the argument m_inActiveDocument with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was published 05/08/2013 by Eric Carlson as not defined changelog entry (Website). The advisory is shared for download at trac.webkit.org. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at trac.webkit.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at 8662 and 8661.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Patch: trac.webkit.org

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05/14/2013 +6 days 🔍
03/20/2019 +2136 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: trac.webkit.org
Researcher: Eric Carlson
Status: Not defined
OSVDB: 93248

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/14/2013 16:15
Updated: 03/20/2019 20:22
Changes: 05/14/2013 16:15 (45), 03/20/2019 20:22 (2)
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