CVE-2019-9633

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Gnome
Status
Glib
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 March 2019

Summary

gio/gsocketclient.c in GNOME GLib 2.59.2 does not ensure that a parent GTask remains alive during the execution of a connection-attempting enumeration, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (g_socket_client_connected_callback mishandling and application crash) via a crafted web site, as demonstrated by GNOME Web (aka Epiphany).

References

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/issues/1649
x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107391
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

.