DEBIAN-CVE-2023-39928

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2023-39928
Downstream
DSA-5527-1
Published: 06 Oct 2023, 16:15
Last modified:17 Mar 2026, 02:37

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
35/100
CVSS Score
8.8 HIGH
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

06 Oct 2023, 16:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
17 Mar 2026, 02:37
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the MediaRecorder API of Webkit WebKitGTK 2.40.5. A specially crafted web page can abuse this vulnerability to cause memory corruption and potentially arbitrary code execution. A user would need to to visit a malicious webpage to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•webkit2gtk

    < 2.42.1-1~deb11u1 | < 2.42.1-1~deb12u1 | < 2.42.0-1 | < 2.42.0-1

  • debian•wpewebkit

    all | all | < 2.42.0-1 | < 2.42.0-1

References (1)