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Alpine Linux: CVE-2017-13870: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2017-13870: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/25/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/02/2018
Modified
10/01/2024

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.2 is affected. Safari before 11.0.2 is affected. iCloud before 7.2 on Windows is affected. iTunes before 12.7.2 on Windows is affected. tvOS before 11.2 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-webkit2gtk

References

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