CVE-2017-1000122 Denial of service in n/a
A compromised secondary process can cause a denial of service in the UI process due to improper validation of IPC message metadata in WebKitGTK+.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-1000122?
CVE-2017-1000122 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Webkitgtk Webkitgtk\+, published on 1 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1000122?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Webkitgtk Webkitgtk\+.
How do I fix CVE-2017-1000122?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-1000122 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1000122 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Webkitgtk Webkitgtk\+
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000122, GHSA-qhv9-mpfm-83c2, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000122.