CVE-2018-11713

Summary

CVECVE-2018-11713
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-06-04 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionWebCore/platform/network/soup/SocketStreamHandleImplSoup.cpp in the libsoup network backend of WebKit, as used in WebKitGTK+ prior to version 2.20.0 or without libsoup 2.62.0, unexpectedly failed to use system proxy settings for WebSocket connections. As a result, users could be deanonymized by crafted web sites via a WebSocket connection.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnome Libsoup All All All All
Application Gnome Libsoup All All All All
Application Webkitgtk Webkitgtk All All All All
Application Webkitgtk Webkitgtk All All All All
Application Webkitgtk Webkitgtk All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Changeset 228088 – WebKit MISC trac.webkit.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201808-04) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
126384 – (CVE-2018-11713) [SOUP] WebSockets must use system proxy settings MISC bugs.webkit.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710228 Gentoo Linux WebkitGTK+ Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201808-04)
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