A vulnerability was found in WebKit. The flaw is triggered when processing maliciously crafted web content that may lead to arbitrary code execution. Improved memory handling addresses the multiple memory corruption issues.
Published 2023-03-06 23:15:10
Updated 2023-03-11 02:53:55
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory Corruption

Products affected by CVE-2019-8720

Threat overview for CVE-2019-8720

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2019-8720
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 53
IPs affected by CVE-2019-8720 48,743
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
Find out if you* are affected by CVE-2019-8720!
*Directly or indirectly through your vendors, service providers and 3rd parties. Powered by attack surface intelligence from SecurityScorecard.

CVE-2019-8720 is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

CISA vulnerability name:
WebKitGTK Memory Corruption Vulnerability
CISA required action:
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA description:
WebKitGTK contains a memory corruption vulnerability which can allow an attacker to perform remote code execution.
Notes:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8720
Added on 2022-05-23 Action due date 2022-06-13

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-8720

0.63%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 79 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2019-8720

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
8.8
HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.8
5.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2019-8720

  • The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
    Assigned by:
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
    • secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2019-8720

Jump to
This web site uses cookies for managing your session, storing preferences, website analytics and additional purposes described in our privacy policy.
By using this web site you are agreeing to CVEdetails.com terms of use!