VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-12016
libephymain.so in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) through 3.28.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via certain window.open and document.write calls.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.90%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.90%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
libephymain.so in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) through 3.28.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via certain window.open and document.write calls.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.90% probability · 78th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gnome/epiphany
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/ldpreload/Disclosure/blob/master/EpiphanyDoS.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ldpreload/Disclosure/blob/master/EpiphanyDoS.txtExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.