TI-2017-14458 Aliases CVE-2017-1000121 GHSA-rv46-gc6r-8ffx

The UNIX IPC layer in WebKit, including WebKitGTK+ prior to 2.16.3, does not properly…

MEDIUM 51CWE-190Published 2017-11-01 · Updated 2024-11-14

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The UNIX IPC layer in WebKit, including WebKitGTK+ prior to 2.16.3, does not properly validate message size metadata, allowing a compromised secondary process to trigger an integer overflow and subsequent buffer overflow in the UI process. This vulnerability does not affect Apple products.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01201 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:webkitgtk:webkitgtk\+::::::::	before 2.16.3	Vulnerable	WebKitGTK

cpe:2.3:a:webkitgtk:webkitgtk\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.16.3 Vulnerable ·WebKitGTK

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1000121
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rv46-gc6r-8ffx

References

Patch 1

http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/217126/webkit

Advisory 1

https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2017-0007.html

TI-2023-22996 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-22374 Improper check for unusual conditions in Apple macOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-19062 Apple Safari: Processing web content may lead to arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-15726 Type confusion in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-15664 Use after free in Apple macOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-22995 Out-of-bounds read in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

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Sources

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