CVE-2019-8720 vulnerability in Webkitgtk and Other Products
Published on March 6, 2023
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This WebKitGTK Memory Corruption Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. WebKitGTK contains a memory corruption vulnerability which can allow an attacker to perform remote code execution.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by June 13, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2019-8720 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Buffer Overflow Vulnerability?
The software performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.
CVE-2019-8720 has been classified to as a Buffer Overflow vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2019-8720
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Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.