CVE-2018-11396
published 2018-05-23CVE-2018-11396: ephy-session.c in libephymain.so in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) through 3.28.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via…
PriorityP335high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EXPLOIT
EPSS
1.49%
70.9th percentile
ephy-session.c in libephymain.so in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) through 3.28.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript code that triggers access to a NULL URL, as demonstrated by a crafted window.open call.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | epiphany-browser | < epiphany-browser 3.28.2.1-1 (bookworm) | epiphany-browser 3.28.2.1-1 (bookworm) |
| gnome | epiphany | <= 3.28.2.1 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5LOW
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Debian
CVE-2018-11396: epiphany-browser - ephy-session.c in libephymain.so in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) through 3.28.2.1 al...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-11396 [HIGH] CVE-2018-11396: epiphany-browser - ephy-session.c in libephymain.so in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) through 3.28.2.1 al...
ephy-session.c in libephymain.so in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) through 3.28.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript code that triggers access to a NULL URL, as demonstrated by a crafted window.open call.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 3.28.2.1-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 3.28.2.1-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 3.28.2.1-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 3.28.2.1-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 3.28.2.1-1)
GHSA
GHSA-xh97-73h5-gfm9: ephy-session
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2018-11396 [HIGH] GHSA-xh97-73h5-gfm9: ephy-session
ephy-session.c in libephymain.so in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) through 3.28.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript code that triggers access to a NULL URL, as demonstrated by a crafted window.open call.
OSV
CVE-2018-11396: ephy-session
osv·2018-05-23·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-11396 [HIGH] CVE-2018-11396: ephy-session
ephy-session.c in libephymain.so in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) through 3.28.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript code that triggers access to a NULL URL, as demonstrated by a crafted window.open call.
No detection rules found.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-12016 epiphany: Denial of service via window.open and document.write calls
bugzilla·2018-06-07·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-12016 [HIGH] CVE-2018-12016 epiphany: Denial of service via window.open and document.write calls
CVE-2018-12016 epiphany: Denial of service via window.open and document.write calls
libephymain.so in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) through 3.28.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via certain window.open and document.write calls.
References:
https://github.com/ldpreload/Disclosure/blob/master/EpiphanyDoS.txt
Discussion:
Created epiphany tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1588759]
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This is a duplicate of CVE-2018-11396.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1581801 ***
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-12016 epiphany: Denial of service via window.open and document.write calls [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-06-07·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-12016 [HIGH] CVE-2018-12016 epiphany: Denial of service via window.open and document.write calls [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-12016 epiphany: Denial of service via window.open and document.write calls [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-11396 epiphany: denial of service in ephy-session.c [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-05-23·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-11396 [HIGH] CVE-2018-11396 epiphany: denial of service in ephy-session.c [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-11396 epiphany: denial of service in ephy-session.c [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions of
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-11396 epiphany: denial of service in ephy-session.c
bugzilla·2018-05-23·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2018-11396 [HIGH] CVE-2018-11396 epiphany: denial of service in ephy-session.c
CVE-2018-11396 epiphany: denial of service in ephy-session.c
A flaw was found in ephy-session.c in libephymain.so in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) through 3.28.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via JavaScript code that triggers access to a NULL URL, as demonstrated by a crafted window.open call.
References:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=795740
Upstream Patch:
https://bug795740.bugzilla-attachments.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=372352
Discussion:
Created epiphany tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1581802]
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*** Bug 1588759 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
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*** Bug 1588757 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
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Update prepared in bug #1581802.
2018-05-23
Published