CVE-2021-21779

HIGH

WebKitGTK 2.30.4 - Use-After-Free in GraphicsContext

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Webkit’s GraphicsContext handles certain events in WebKitGTK 2.30.4. A specially crafted web page can lead to a potential information leak and further memory corruption. A victim must be tricked into visiting a malicious web page to trigger this vulnerability.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1238
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/07/23/1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4945

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0051
EPSS Percentile 66.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (4)
debian/debian_linux 10.0
fedoraproject/fedora 33
fedoraproject/fedora 34
webkitgtk/webkitgtk 2.30.4
Published Jul 08, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026