🛡️ CVE-2024-27808 on Debian — webkit2gtk
Description
The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in Safari 17.5, iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5, macOS Sonoma 14.5, tvOS 17.5, visionOS 1.2, watchOS 10.5. Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2024-27808 as tracked by Debian, for the package webkit2gtk. The fix is available in version 2.44.2-1; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
Weakness class
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-27808 is classified as CWE-786: Access of Memory Location Before Start of Buffer. The product reads or writes to a buffer using an index or pointer that references a memory location prior to the beginning of the buffer.
Affected software
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-27808 is recorded against 2 packages.
- webkit2gtk (fixed in 2.44.2-1)
- wpewebkit (fixed in 2.44.2-1)
Timeline and source
Published on 10 June 2024 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
CVE-2024-27808 on other distributions
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| webkit2gtk | — | 2.44.2-1 |
| wpewebkit | — | 2.44.2-1 |
References
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