CVE-2023-39928 (GCVE-0-2023-39928)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-06 15:17 – Updated: 2025-11-04 19:17
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Summary
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
CWE
Assigner
talos CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard – unranked: 8 records in the last 180 days, 10 needed details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Webkit Webkit Affected: WebKitGTK 2.40.5
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Credits
Discovered by Marcin 'Icewall' Noga of Cisco Talos.
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