CVE-2023-23518

webkitgtk: memory corruption issue leading to arbitrary code execution

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

8.8

CVSS 3.1

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Published · February 2, 2023

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

A vulnerability was found in WebKitGTK. This issue occurs when processing maliciously crafted web content in WebKit. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption, and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer