Is CVE-2017-1000122 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-1000122 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-1000122?

CVE-2017-1000122 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-1000122?

CVE-2017-1000122 has an EPSS score of 1.08% (61th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-1000122?

Upgrade webkit2gtk on debian 11 to 2.16.3-2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-1000122

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The UNIX IPC layer in WebKit, including WebKitGTK+ prior to 2.16.3, does not properly validate certain message metadata, allowing a compromised secondary process to cause a denial of service (release assertion) of the UI process. This vulnerability does not affect Apple products.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

webkit2gtkDebian

Fixed in:2.16.3-2CVE-2017-1000122

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

1.08%probability of exploitation in 30 days

61stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 61% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

webkitgtk.org

Third-Party Advisory1

trac.webkit.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.