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Fencer Vulns
high 8.8

CVE-2019-8689 in the critical feed json

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.

published 2019-12-18 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-18079

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
13.6%
EPSS 13.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.4, macOS Mojave 10.14.6, tvOS 12.4, watchOS 5.3, Safari 12.1.2, iTunes for Windows 12.9.6, iCloud for Windows 7.13, iCloud for Windows 10.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Patch / fix

  • Apple iOS iOS 12.4
  • Apple macOS macOS Mojave 10.14.6
  • Apple tvOS tvOS 12.4
  • Apple watchOS watchOS 5.3
  • Apple Safari Safari 12.1.2
  • Apple iTunes for Windows iTunes for Windows 12.9.6
  • Apple iCloud for Windows iCloud for Windows 7.13
  • Apple iCloud for Windows (Microsoft Store) iCloud for Windows 10.6
  • webkit2gtk Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.24.3-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-8689

  • webkit2gtk Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 2.24.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8689

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  • webkitgtk4 RHEL 7 2.28.2-2.el7
  • webkitgtk4-jsc RHEL 7 2.28.2-2.el7
  • gdm RHEL 8 1:3.28.3-22.el8
  • gjs RHEL 8 1.56.2-3.el8
  • SDL RHEL 8 1.2.15-35.el8
  • gtk3 RHEL 8 3.22.30-4.el8
  • gvfs RHEL 8 1.36.2-6.el8
  • pango RHEL 8 1.42.4-6.el8

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:4035RHSA-2019:3553

  • webkit2gtk3 SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +11 more 2.34.3-2.82.1
  • webkit2gtk3 SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 +1 more 2.26.2-3.34.3
  • webkit2gtk3 SLES 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP3-BCL, SLES 12 SP2-BCL +14 more 2.24.4-2.47.1
  • webkit2gtk3 SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 +1 more 2.24.4-3.31.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:0142-1SUSE-SU-2019:3044-1SUSE-SU-2019:2345-2SUSE-SU-2019:2428-1SUSE-SU-2019:2345-1

  • webkit2gtk3 openSUSE Leap 15.1 2.26.2-lp151.2.9.1
  • webkit2gtk3 openSUSE Leap 15.0 2.26.2-lp150.2.28.1
  • webkit2gtk3 openSUSE Leap 15.1 2.24.4-lp151.2.6.1
  • webkit2gtk3 openSUSE Leap 15.0 2.24.4-lp150.2.25.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2019:2591-1openSUSE-SU-2019:2587-1openSUSE-SU-2019:2208-1openSUSE-SU-2019:2207-1

  • pidgin AlmaLinux 8 2.13.0-5.el8
  • libpurple AlmaLinux 8 2.13.0-5.el8
  • gdk-pixbuf2 AlmaLinux 8 2.36.12-5.el8
  • gnome-desktop3 AlmaLinux 8 3.32.2-1.el8
  • gdk-pixbuf2-xlib AlmaLinux 8 2.36.12-5.el8
  • gdk-pixbuf2-modules AlmaLinux 8 2.36.12-5.el8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2019:3553

  • pango Rocky Linux 8 1.42.4-6.el8
  • pidgin Rocky Linux 8 2.13.0-5.el8
  • gdk-pixbuf2 Rocky Linux 8 2.36.12-5.el8
  • gnome-desktop3 Rocky Linux 8 3.32.2-1.el8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2019:3553

  • webkit2gtk Alpine 3.20, Alpine 3.19, Alpine 3.18 +8 more 2.24.3-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2019-8689

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2019-8689 updated cvss 8.8

webkitgtk: Multiple memory corruption issues leading to arbitrary code execution

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 webkitgtk
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 webkitgtk3, libwebkit2gtk
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) gvfs 1.36.2-6.el8, nautilus 3.28.1-10.el8, gdk-pixbuf2-xlib 2.36.12-5.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) gjs 1.56.2-3.el8, gdm 3.28.3-22.el8, gvfs 1.36.2-6.el8, SDL 1.2.15-35.el8, gtk3 3.22.30-4.el8, pango 1.42.4-6.el8, +82 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) mozjs60 60.9.0-3.el8, gdk-pixbuf2 2.36.12-5.el8, gsettings-desktop-schemas 3.32.0-3.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:3553
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) webkitgtk4 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc 2.28.2-2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) webkitgtk4-doc 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-devel 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-debuginfo 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc-devel 2.28.2-2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) webkitgtk4 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc 2.28.2-2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) webkitgtk4-doc 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-devel 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-debuginfo 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc-devel 2.28.2-2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) webkitgtk4 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc 2.28.2-2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) webkitgtk4-doc 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-devel 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-debuginfo 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc-devel 2.28.2-2.el7
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) webkitgtk4 2.28.2-2.el7, webkitgtk4-jsc 2.28.2-2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) webkitgtk4-doc 2.28.2-2.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:4035

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-47316)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

13.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-47316 Webkit JSC: JIT - Uninitialized Variable Access in ArgumentsEliminationPhase::transform dos, 2019-08-29

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Apple iOS
  • Apple macOS
  • Apple tvOS
  • Apple watchOS
  • Apple Safari
  • Apple iTunes for Windows
  • Apple iCloud for Windows
  • Apple iCloud for Windows (Microsoft Store)

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.