Medium severity · published Mar 8, 2019
CVE-2019-9633
gio/gsocketclient.c in GNOME GLib 2.59.2 does not ensure that a parent GTask remains alive during the execution of a connection-attempting enumeration, which allows remote…
6.5
CVSS
2.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
gio/gsocketclient.c in GNOME GLib 2.59.2 does not ensure that a parent GTask remains alive during the execution of a connection-attempting enumeration, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (g_socket_client_connected_callback mishandling and application crash) via a crafted web site, as demonstrated by GNOME Web (aka Epiphany).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.3% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GL
Glib · Gnome
2.59.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9633
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9633
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107391
Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/issues/1649
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