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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2020.0287
WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit Security Advisory WSA-2020-0001
28 January 2020
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: WebKitGTK
WPE WebKit
Publisher: WebKit
Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Mobile Device
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-8846 CVE-2019-8844 CVE-2019-8835
Reference: ESB-2019.4630
ESB-2019.4629
ESB-2019.4628
ESB-2019.4627
Original Bulletin:
https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2020-0001.html
https://wpewebkit.org/security/WSA-2020-0001.html
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WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit Security Advisory WSA-2020-0001
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Date reported : January 23, 2020
Advisory ID : WSA-2020-0001
WebKitGTK Advisory URL : https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2020-0001.html
WPE WebKit Advisory URL : https://wpewebkit.org/security/WSA-2020-0001.html
CVE identifiers : CVE-2019-8835, CVE-2019-8844, CVE-2019-8846.
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit.
CVE-2019-8835
Versions affected: WebKitGTK before 2.26.3 and WPE WebKit before
2.26.3.
Credit to Anonymous working with Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative,
Mike Zhang of Pangu Team.
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to
arbitrary code execution. Description: Multiple memory corruption
issues were addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2019-8844
Versions affected: WebKitGTK before 2.26.3 and WPE WebKit before
2.26.3.
Credit to William Bowling (@wcbowling).
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to
arbitrary code execution. Description: Multiple memory corruption
issues were addressed with improved memory handling.
CVE-2019-8846
Versions affected: WebKitGTK before 2.26.3 and WPE WebKit before
2.26.3.
Credit to Marcin Towalski of Cisco Talos.
Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to
arbitrary code execution. Description: A use after free issue was
addressed with improved memory management.
We recommend updating to the latest stable versions of WebKitGTK and WPE
WebKit. It is the best way to ensure that you are running safe versions
of WebKit. Please check our websites for information about the latest
stable releases.
Further information about WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit security advisories
can be found at: https://webkitgtk.org/security.html or
https://wpewebkit.org/security/.
The WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit team,
January 23, 2020
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