GNOME Epiphany up to 41.3/42.1 HTML Document ephy_string_shorten Title buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in GNOME Epiphany up to 41.3/42.1. This issue affects the function ephy_string_shorten of the component HTML Document Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument Title results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2022-29536. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GNOME Epiphany up to 41.3/42.1. This affects the function ephy_string_shorten of the component HTML Document Handler. The manipulation of the argument title with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 04/21/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at gitlab.gnome.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-29536 since 04/20/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 41.4 or 42.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at gitlab.gnome.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Epiphany 41.4/42.2
Patch: gitlab.gnome.org

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04/28/2022 +7 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnome.org

Advisory: gitlab.gnome.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-29536 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-29536
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-198279

Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2022 08:38
Updated: 04/28/2022 07:12
Changes: 04/21/2022 08:38 (42), 04/28/2022 07:12 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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