Information-disclosure vulnerability in Netsurf through 2.8 due to a world-readable cookie jar.
Priority LOW 25CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Information-disclosure vulnerability in Netsurf through 2.8 due to a world-readable cookie jar.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00422 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetSurf | netsurf | through 2.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- netsurf VendorNetSurf Affected through 2.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:netsurf-browser:netsurf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.8 | Vulnerable | netsurf-browser |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:netsurf-browser:netsurf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.8 Vulnerable ·netsurf-browser
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0844
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qh56-pqrv-3qfp
References
More NetSurf vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-74923 Out-of-bounds read in NetSurf libnsbmp via crafted ICO files CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2026-74922 Out-of-bounds read in NetSurf libnsbmp RLE8 and RLE4 decoders CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2012-0844 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-0844 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qh56-pqrv-3qfp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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