Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2022-29536 (CCN-225039)

Assigned:2022-04-15
Published:2022-04-15
Updated:2022-10-05
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
6.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
6.5 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
7.8 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-787
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2022-29536

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
gnome-cve202229536-dos(225039)

Source: CCN
Type: GNOME GIT Repository
Fix memory corruption in ephy_string_shorten()

Source: MISC
Type: Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/-/merge_requests/1106

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[debian-lts-announce] 20220818 [SECURITY] [DLA 3074-1] epiphany-browser security update

Source: FEDORA
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
FEDORA-2022-22b85a45cb

Source: FEDORA
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
FEDORA-2022-88690c6188

Source: FEDORA
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
FEDORA-2022-ad26447c98

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Third Party Advisory
DSA-5208

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnome:epiphany:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 42.0 and < 42.2)
  • OR cpe:/a:gnome:epiphany:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 41.4)

  • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration 3:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    gnome epiphany *
    gnome epiphany *
    fedoraproject fedora 34
    fedoraproject fedora 35
    fedoraproject fedora 36
    debian debian linux 10.0
    debian debian linux 11.0