CVE-2019-6251 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2019-6251?

CVE-2019-6251 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 14 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit prior to version 2.24.1 are vulnerable to address bar spoofing upon certain JavaScript redirections. An attacker could cause malicious web content to be displayed as if for a trusted URI. This is similar to the CVE-2018-8383 issue in Microsoft Edge.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6251?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Gnome Epiphany, Opensuse Leap, Webkitgtk Webkitgtk, Wpewebkit Wpe Webkit.

How do I fix CVE-2019-6251?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2019-6251 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6251 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

• CVE-2020-11651 SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7247 OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-6251, GHSA-w36c-w6x2-gj2r, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-6251.