Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in GNOME Epiphany Browser
CVE-2022-29536

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor: Gnome
Status: Epiphany
Vendor: CVE Published:; 20 April 2022

What is CVE-2022-29536?

A vulnerability in GNOME's Epiphany browser allows for a client buffer overflow due to improper handling of UTF-8 ellipsis characters, specifically in the ephy_string_shorten function during the UI process. This issue arises when an HTML document contains a long page title that exceeds the expected number of bytes, leading to potential exploitation scenarios.