WebKit WebKitFaviconDatabase.cpp data processing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WebKit. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function webkitFaviconDatabaseSetIconForPageURL/webkitFaviconDatabaseSetIconURLForPageURL in the library UIProcess/API/glib/WebKitFaviconDatabase.cpp. The manipulation leads to data processing. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-11646. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WebKit (Web Browser). This issue affects the function webkitFaviconDatabaseSetIconForPageURL/webkitFaviconDatabaseSetIconURLForPageURL in the library UIProcess/API/glib/WebKitFaviconDatabase.cpp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a data processing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-19. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

webkitFaviconDatabaseSetIconForPageURL and webkitFaviconDatabaseSetIconURLForPageURL in UIProcess/API/glib/WebKitFaviconDatabase.cpp in WebKit, as distributed in Safari Technology Preview Release 57, mishandle an unset pageURL, leading to an application crash.

The bug was discovered 06/05/2018. The weakness was presented 06/01/2018 by Jeonghoon Shin (OSS-Fuzz) with Theori (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.webkit.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-11646 since 06/01/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110823 (Fedora 27 : webkitgtk4 (2018-aac3ca8936)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171677 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2018:3387-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (44876), Tenable (110823) and SecurityFocus (BID 102775†). See VDB-111120, VDB-111127, VDB-111128 and VDB-111129 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Apple Safari Technology Preview Release 57

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Data processing
CWE: CWE-19
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 110823
Nessus Name: Fedora 27 : webkitgtk4 (2018-aac3ca8936)
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MetaSploit ID: webkitplus.rb
MetaSploit Name: WebKitGTK+ WebKitFaviconDatabase DoS
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/23/2018 🔍
06/01/2018 +128 days 🔍
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06/02/2018 +1 days 🔍
06/05/2018 +3 days 🔍
06/29/2018 +24 days 🔍
07/02/2018 +3 days 🔍
12/01/2024 +2344 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEDORA-2018-aac3ca8936
Researcher: Jeonghoon Shin (OSS-Fuzz)
Organization: Theori
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-11646 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-11646
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118613
SecurityFocus: 102775 - WebKit Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/02/2018 19:49
Updated: 12/01/2024 10:42
Changes: 06/02/2018 19:49 (77), 02/11/2020 17:28 (11), 03/19/2023 12:45 (4), 12/01/2024 10:42 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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