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GLSA-201801-09 : WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 105635

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201801-09 (WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WebkitGTK+. Please review the referenced CVE Identifiers for details.
 Impact :

 An attacker, by enticing a user to visit maliciously crafted web content, may be able to execute arbitrary code or cause memory corruption.
 Workaround :

 There are no known workarounds at this time.

Solution

All WebkitGTK+ users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.18.4:4'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-09

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 105635

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201801-09.nasl

Version: Revision: 3.2

Type: local

Published: 1/8/2018

Updated: 1/26/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:webkit-gtk, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 1/7/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-13856, CVE-2017-13866, CVE-2017-13870, CVE-2017-7156, CVE-2017-7157

GLSA: 201801-09