CVE-2018-11646

Public Exploit

Description

webkitFaviconDatabaseSetIconForPageURL and webkitFaviconDatabaseSetIconURLForPageURL in UIProcess/API/glib/WebKitFaviconDatabase.cpp in WebKit, as used in WebKitGTK+ through 2.21.3, mishandle an unset pageURL, leading to an application crash.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 75.35% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory webkit.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44876/	third party advisory vdb entry exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-04	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=795740	third party advisory issue tracking exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44842/	third party advisory vdb entry exploit
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=186164	patch vendor advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-11646?: CVE-2018-11646 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-11646?: To fix CVE-2018-11646, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-11646 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2018-11646 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~75% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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