Vulnerabilities > CVE-2019-8844 - Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 9.3 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
apple
redhat
CWE-787
critical
nessus

Summary

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 13.3, watchOS 6.1.1, iCloud for Windows 10.9, iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3, Safari 13.0.4, iTunes 12.10.3 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.16. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Apple
207
OS
Apple
329
OS
Redhat
3

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-4261-1.NASL
    descriptionA large number of security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK+ Web and JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to web browser security, including cross-site scripting attacks, denial of service attacks, and arbitrary code execution. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id133356
    published2020-01-30
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2020 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/133356
    titleUbuntu 18.04 LTS / 19.10 : webkit2gtk vulnerabilities (USN-4261-1)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_SU-2020-1135-1.NASL
    descriptionThis update for webkit2gtk3 to version 2.28.1 fixes the following issues : Security issues fixed : CVE-2020-10018: Fixed a denial of service because the m_deferredFocusedNodeChange data structure was mishandled (bsc#1165528). CVE-2020-11793: Fixed a potential arbitrary code execution caused by a use-after-free vulnerability (bsc#1169658). CVE-2019-8835: Fixed multiple memory corruption issues (bsc#1161719). CVE-2019-8844: Fixed multiple memory corruption issues (bsc#1161719). CVE-2019-8846: Fixed a use-after-free issue (bsc#1161719). CVE-2020-3862: Fixed a memory handling issue (bsc#1163809). CVE-2020-3867: Fixed an XSS issue (bsc#1163809). CVE-2020-3868: Fixed multiple memory corruption issues that could have lead to arbitrary code execution (bsc#1163809). CVE-2020-3864,CVE-2020-3865: Fixed logic issues in the DOM object context handling (bsc#1163809). Non-security issues fixed: Add API to enable Process Swap on (Cross-site) Navigation. Add user messages API for the communication with the web extension. Add support for same-site cookies. Service workers are enabled by default. Add support for Pointer Lock API. Add flatpak sandbox support. Make ondemand hardware acceleration policy never leave accelerated compositing mode. Always use a light theme for rendering form controls. Add about:gpu to show information about the graphics stack. Fixed issues while trying to play a video on NextCloud. Fixed vertical alignment of text containing arabic diacritics. Fixed build with icu 65.1. Fixed page loading errors with websites using HSTS. Fixed web process crash when displaying a KaTeX formula. Fixed several crashes and rendering issues. Switched to a single web process for Evolution and geary (bsc#1159329). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-05-06
    modified2020-04-29
    plugin id136082
    published2020-04-29
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/136082
    titleSUSE SLES12 Security Update : webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2020:1135-1)
  • NASL familyMisc.
    NASL idAPPLETV_13_3.NASL
    descriptionAccording to its banner, the version of Apple TV on the remote device is prior to 13.3. It is therefore affected by multiple vulnerabilities as described in the HT210790
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id132045
    published2019-12-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/132045
    titleApple TV < 13.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_DC8CFF4C406311EA8A943497F6939FDD.NASL
    descriptionThe WebKitGTK project reports multiple vulnerabilities.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id133245
    published2020-01-27
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/133245
    titleFreeBSD : webkit-gtk3 -- Multiple vulnerabilities (dc8cff4c-4063-11ea-8a94-3497f6939fdd)
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-202003-22.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202003-22 (WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WebKitGTK+. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details. Impact : A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code, cause a Denial of Service condition, bypass intended memory-read restrictions, conduct a timing side-channel attack to bypass the Same Origin Policy or obtain sensitive information. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-03-19
    modified2020-03-16
    plugin id134599
    published2020-03-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/134599
    titleGLSA-202003-22 : WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2020-278.NASL
    descriptionThis update for webkit2gtk3 to version 2.26.4 fixes the following issues : Security issues fixed : - CVE-2019-8835: Fixed multiple memory corruption issues (bsc#1161719). - CVE-2019-8844: Fixed multiple memory corruption issues (bsc#1161719). - CVE-2019-8846: Fixed a use-after-free issue (bsc#1161719). - CVE-2020-3862: Fixed a memory handling issue (bsc#1163809). - CVE-2020-3864: Fixed a logic issue in the DOM object context handling (bsc#1163809). - CVE-2020-3865: Fixed a logic issue in the DOM object context handling (bsc#1163809). - CVE-2020-3867: Fixed an XSS issue (bsc#1163809). - CVE-2020-3868: Fixed multiple memory corruption issues that could have lead to arbitrary code execution (bsc#1163809). Non-security issues fixed : - Fixed issues while trying to play a video on NextCloud. - Fixed vertical alignment of text containing arabic diacritics. - Fixed build with icu 65.1. - Fixed page loading errors with websites using HSTS. - Fixed web process crash when displaying a KaTeX formula. - Fixed several crashes and rendering issues. - Switched to a single web process for Evolution and geary (bsc#1159329 glgo#GNOME/evolution#587). This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.
    last seen2020-03-18
    modified2020-03-02
    plugin id134198
    published2020-03-02
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/134198
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : webkit2gtk3 (openSUSE-2020-278)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_SU-2020-0468-1.NASL
    descriptionThis update for webkit2gtk3 to version 2.26.4 fixes the following issues : Security issues fixed : CVE-2019-8835: Fixed multiple memory corruption issues (bsc#1161719). CVE-2019-8844: Fixed multiple memory corruption issues (bsc#1161719). CVE-2019-8846: Fixed a use-after-free issue (bsc#1161719). CVE-2020-3862: Fixed a memory handling issue (bsc#1163809). CVE-2020-3864: Fixed a logic issue in the DOM object context handling (bsc#1163809). CVE-2020-3865: Fixed a logic issue in the DOM object context handling (bsc#1163809). CVE-2020-3867: Fixed an XSS issue (bsc#1163809). CVE-2020-3868: Fixed multiple memory corruption issues that could have lead to arbitrary code execution (bsc#1163809). Non-security issues fixed: Fixed issues while trying to play a video on NextCloud. Fixed vertical alignment of text containing arabic diacritics. Fixed build with icu 65.1. Fixed page loading errors with websites using HSTS. Fixed web process crash when displaying a KaTeX formula. Fixed several crashes and rendering issues. Switched to a single web process for Evolution and geary (bsc#1159329 glgo#GNOME/evolution#587). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-03-18
    modified2020-02-26
    plugin id134082
    published2020-02-26
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/134082
    titleSUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2020:0468-1)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2020-97E849CE46.NASL
    description - Fix issues while trying to play a video on NextCloud. - Make sure the GL video sink uses a valid WebKit shared GL context. - Fix vertical alignment of text containing arabic diacritics. - Fix build with icu 65.1. - Fix page loading errors with websites using HSTS. - Fix web process crash when displaying a KaTeX formula. - Fix several crashes and rendering issues. [WebKitGTK Security Advisory WSA-2020-0001](https://www.webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2020-0001.html) - CVE-2019-8835 - CVE-2019-8844 - CVE-2019-8846 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id133372
    published2020-01-31
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/133372
    titleFedora 31 : webkit2gtk3 (2020-97e849ce46)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2020-F11A905FC2.NASL
    description - Fix issues while trying to play a video on NextCloud. - Make sure the GL video sink uses a valid WebKit shared GL context. - Fix vertical alignment of text containing arabic diacritics. - Fix build with icu 65.1. - Fix page loading errors with websites using HSTS. - Fix web process crash when displaying a KaTeX formula. - Fix several crashes and rendering issues. [WebKitGTK Security Advisory WSA-2020-0001](https://www.webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2020-0001.html) - CVE-2019-8835 - CVE-2019-8844 - CVE-2019-8846 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id133431
    published2020-02-03
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/133431
    titleFedora 30 : webkit2gtk3 (2020-f11a905fc2)
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idITUNES_12_10_3.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Apple iTunes installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 12.10.3. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the HT210793 advisory. - In libexpat before 2.2.8, crafted XML input could fool the parser into changing from DTD parsing to document parsing too early; a consecutive call to XML_GetCurrentLineNumber (or XML_GetCurrentColumnNumber) then resulted in a heap-based buffer over-read. (CVE-2019-15903) Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id132416
    published2019-12-27
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/132416
    titleApple iTunes < 12.10.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
  • NASL familyPeer-To-Peer File Sharing
    NASL idITUNES_12_10_3_BANNER.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Apple iTunes installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 12.10.3. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the HT210793 advisory. - In libexpat before 2.2.8, crafted XML input could fool the parser into changing from DTD parsing to document parsing too early; a consecutive call to XML_GetCurrentLineNumber (or XML_GetCurrentColumnNumber) then resulted in a heap-based buffer over-read. (CVE-2019-15903) Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id132415
    published2019-12-27
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/132415
    titleApple iTunes < 12.10.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (uncredentialed check)
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-4610.NASL
    descriptionThe following vulnerabilities have been discovered in the webkit2gtk web engine : - CVE-2019-8835 An anonymous researcher discovered that maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. - CVE-2019-8844 William Bowling discovered that maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution. - CVE-2019-8846 Marcin Towalski of Cisco Talos discovered that maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id133325
    published2020-01-30
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/133325
    titleDebian DSA-4610-1 : webkit2gtk - security update