SB2019050639 - Spoofing attack in webkit2gtk (Alpine package)
Published: May 6, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019050639
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6251)
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.The weakness exists due to improper parsing of specific HTTP content. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and perform a spoofing attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=0e2731f051905b883dcd7a4267d8c63026b20f91
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=19abb7bb2c68ae9ed87a81bec158fd16f08cab97
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ac2d4998591dfdb86ff5246afde94a19d1f21650
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=01d840955085f7754aa382c6f7b0987153014fce
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ae4a15801816b7f140076fa8f636d46247902af3