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CVE-2019-8720: WebKitGTK Memory Corruption Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2019-8720
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
WebKitGTK contains a memory corruption vulnerability which can allow an attacker to perform remote code execution.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: WebKitGTKproduct: WebKitGTKRemote code executionMemory corruption
What
WebKitGTK contains a memory corruption vulnerability which can allow an attacker to perform remote code execution.
Who is affected
Deployments of WebKitGTK.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Update to the latest version of WebKitGTK.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-05-23
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8720

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2019-8720coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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