CVE-2019-11070

Description

WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit prior to version 2.24.1 failed to properly apply configured HTTP proxy settings when downloading livestream video (HLS, DASH, or Smooth Streaming), an error resulting in deanonymization. This issue was corrected by changing the way livestreams are downloaded.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.00% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory webkit.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=193718 issue tracking third party advisory
https://trac.webkit.org/changeset/243197/webkit patch vendor advisory
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/21 mailing list vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/11/1 third party advisory mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152485/WebKitGTK-WPE-WebKit-URI-Spoofing-Code-Execution.html third party advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YO5ZBUWOOXMVZPBYLZRDZF6ZQGBYJERQ/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3948-1/ vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00025.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00031.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-05 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-11070?
CVE-2019-11070 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-11070?
To fix CVE-2019-11070, 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-2019-11070 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-11070 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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