# CVE-2019-8375: Memory corruption in n/a > Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via buffer overflow in WebKitGTK by exceeding script dialog size limits. - **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 24 Feb 2019 - **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2019-8375, GHSA-f6vf-7m59-gfmp, SUSE-SU-2019:0890-1, SUSE-SU-2019:1030-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8375, openSUSE-SU-2019:1206-1 ## What is CVE-2019-8375? CVE-2019-8375 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 24 Feb 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. ### Official description The UIProcess subsystem in WebKit, as used in WebKitGTK through 2.23.90 and WebKitGTK+ through 2.22.6 and other products, does not prevent the script dialog size from exceeding the web view size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Buffer Overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact, related to UIProcess/API/gtk/WebKitScriptDialogGtk.cpp, UIProcess/API/gtk/WebKitScriptDialogImpl.cpp, and UIProcess/API/gtk/WebKitWebViewGtk.cpp, as demonstrated by GNOME Web (aka Epiphany). Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8375? It affects 4 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `webkit2gtk3` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | All versions | 2.24.0-2.38.2 | | `webkit2gtk3` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 | All versions | 2.24.0-2.38.2 | | `webkit2gtk3` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | All versions | 2.24.0-3.21.1 | | `webkit2gtk3` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 | All versions | 2.24.0-3.21.1 | | `webkit2gtk3` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 | All versions | 2.24.0-2.38.2 | | `webkit2gtk3` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 | All versions | 2.24.0-2.38.2 | | `webkit2gtk3` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 | All versions | 2.24.0-2.38.2 | | `webkit2gtk3` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | All versions | 2.24.0-2.38.2 | | `webkit2gtk3` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 | All versions | 2.24.0-2.38.2 | | `webkit2gtk3` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 | All versions | 2.24.0-2.38.2 | | `webkit2gtk3` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 | All versions | 2.24.0-2.38.2 | | `webkit2gtk3` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 | All versions | 2.24.0-2.38.2 | | `webkit2gtk3` | openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | All versions | 2.24.0-lp150.2.16.1 | Products: Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Opensuse Leap, Webkitgtk Webkitgtk, Webkitgtk Webkitgtk\+. ## How do I fix CVE-2019-8375? Upgrade to a fixed version. ## Is CVE-2019-8375 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8375 in the wild and no public exploit code. Public exploit code: - WebKitGTK 2.23.90 / WebKitGTK+ 2.22.6 - Denial of Service (exploitdb) ## Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux - [CVE-2020-11651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11651/): SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2020-7247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7247/): OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2019-16928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16928/): Exim Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2018-6789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6789/): Exim Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2015-2590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2590/): Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2019-8375 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2019-8375 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 24 Feb 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8375 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8375/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8375/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8375 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8375 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-8375 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8375/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.