8.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-12293
WebKit/WebKitGTK+ Cairo Heap Buffer OverflowIRMWARE Vulnerability
Description

The getImageData function in the ImageBufferCairo class in WebCore/platform/graphics/cairo/ImageBufferCairo.cpp in WebKit, as used in WebKitGTK+ prior to version 2.20.3 and WPE WebKit prior to version 2.20.1, is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow triggered by an integer overflow, which could be abused by crafted HTML content.

INFO

Published Date :

June 19, 2018, 9:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 24, 2020, 5:37 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-12293 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Webkitgtk webkitgtk\+
1 Wpewebkit wpe_webkit
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-12293.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148200/WebKitGTK-Data-Leak-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/06/14/1 Mailing List Technical Description
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/542087/100/0/threaded
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=186384 Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-04
https://trac.webkit.org/changeset/232618 Patch Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3687-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45205/

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-12293 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-190 CWE-190 CWE-787
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-04 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/542087/100/0/threaded [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/542087/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45205/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://trac.webkit.org/changeset/232618 No Types Assigned https://trac.webkit.org/changeset/232618 Patch, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3687-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3687-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/542087/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/542087/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/06/14/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/06/14/1 Mailing List, Technical Description
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=186384 No Types Assigned https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=186384 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148200/WebKitGTK-Data-Leak-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148200/WebKitGTK-Data-Leak-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-190
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:webkitgtk:webkitgtk\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.20.3
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wpewebkit:wpe_webkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.20.1
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

59.90 }} -2.07%

score

0.97794

percentile

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