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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-8769

medium Nessus Plugin ID 223072

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - An issue existed in the drawing of web page elements. The issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1, macOS Catalina 10.15. Visiting a maliciously crafted website may reveal browsing history. (CVE-2019-8769)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2019-8769

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-8769

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 223072

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2019_8769.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/4/2025

Updated: 9/15/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-8769

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:webkitgtk3-devel, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libwebkit2gtk, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:webkitgtk3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:webkit2gtk, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:webkitgtk-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libwebkit2gtk, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:webkitgtk3-doc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:webkitgtk-doc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:webkitgtk3-doc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:webkitgtk, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:webkitgtk3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:webkitgtk, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:qtwebkit-source, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:webkitgtk, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:webkitgtk-doc, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:webkitgtk3-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:webkitgtk-devel, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:qtwebkit-opensource-src

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/23/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-8769