CVE-2022-29536
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CVE-2022-29536 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In GNOME Epiphany before 41.4 and 42.x before 42.2, an HTML document can trigger a client buffer overflow (in ephy_string_shorten in the UI process) via a long page title. The issue occurs because the number of bytes for a UTF-8 ellipsis character is not properly considered.. EPSS estimates a 1.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In GNOME Epiphany before 41.4 and 42.x before 42.2, an HTML document can trigger a client buffer overflow (in ephy_string_shorten in the UI process) via a long page title. The issue occurs because the number of bytes for a UTF-8 ellipsis character is not properly considered.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnome | Epiphany | < 41.4 |
| Gnome | Epiphany | >= 42.0, < 42.2 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 34 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 35 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 36 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 |
References
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/merge_requests/1106Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5208Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/merge_requests/1106Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/08/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5208Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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