[arch-security] [ASA-201606-3] webkit2gtk: arbitrary code execution

[Remi Gacogne]

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201606-3
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Severity: Critical
Date    : 2016-06-04
CVE-ID  : CVE-2016-1857
Package : webkit2gtk
Type    : arbitrary code execution
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CVE

Summary
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The package webkit2gtk before version 2.12.3-1 is vulnerable to
arbitrary code execution.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 2.12.3-1.

# pacman -Syu "webkit2gtk>=2.12.3-1"

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 2.12.3.

Workaround
==========

None.

Description
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WebKitGTK+ allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a
denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, a
different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1854, CVE-2016-1855, and
CVE-2016-1856. Credit to Jeonghoon Shin at A.D.D and Liang Chen, Zhen Feng,
wushi of KeenLab, Tencent working with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative.

Impact
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A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the affected host via a
crafted website.

References
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http://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2016-0004.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1857

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