GHSA-7245-JCXV-7Q52

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-10-06 18:30 – Updated: 2025-11-04 21:30
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A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the MediaRecorder API of Webkit WebKitGTK 2.40.5. A specially crafted web page can abuse this vulnerability to cause memory corruption and potentially arbitrary code execution. A user would need to to visit a malicious webpage to trigger this vulnerability.

Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-39928"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-416"
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-10-06T16:15:13Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the MediaRecorder API of Webkit WebKitGTK 2.40.5. A specially crafted web page can abuse this vulnerability to cause memory corruption and potentially arbitrary code execution. A user would need to to visit a malicious webpage to trigger this vulnerability.",
  "id": "GHSA-7245-jcxv-7q52",
  "modified": "2025-11-04T21:30:43Z",
  "published": "2023-10-06T18:30:32Z",
  "references": [
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4EEMDC5TQAANFH5D77QM34ZTUKXPFGVL"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-33"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1831"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2023-0009.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5527"
    },
    {
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    }
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}


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