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CVE-2022-29536

HIGHEPSS 77th pctl
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In GNOME Epiphany before 41.4 and 42.x before 42.2, an HTML document can trigger a client buffer overflow (in ephy_string_shorten in the UI process) via a long page title. The issue occurs because the number of bytes for a UTF-8 ellipsis character is not properly considered.

How to fix

Remediation Available
epiphany-browserDebian
Fixed in:3.38.2-1+deb11u3CVE-2022-29536
Fixed in:42.2-1CVE-2022-29536
Fixed in:42.2-1CVE-2022-29536
Fixed in:42.2-1CVE-2022-29536
epiphany-browserUbuntu
Fixed in:3.36.4-0ubuntu2USN-5561-1
Fixed in:42.1-1ubuntu1USN-5561-1

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
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.90%probability of exploitation in 30 days
77thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 77% of all known CVEs.

References

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