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Fencer Vulns
high 8.8

CVE-2020-3901 json

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

published 2020-04-01 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-25166

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4, tvOS 13.4, watchOS 6.2, Safari 13.1, iTunes for Windows 12.10.5, iCloud for Windows 10.9.3, iCloud for Windows 7.18. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Patch / fix

  • Apple iOS iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4
  • Apple tvOS tvOS 13.4
  • Apple watchOS watchOS 6.2
  • Apple Safari Safari 13.1
  • Apple iTunes for Windows iTunes for Windows 12.10.5
  • Apple iCloud for Windows iCloud for Windows 10.9.3
  • Apple iCloud for Windows (Legacy) iCloud for Windows 7.18
  • wpewebkit Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.28.0-1
  • webkit2gtk Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.28.0-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-3901

  • webkit2gtk Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 2.28.0-0ubuntu0.18.04.3
  • webkit2gtk Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 2.28.0-1ubuntu2

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2020-3901

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  • LibRaw RHEL 8 0.19.5-2.el8
  • webkit2gtk3 RHEL 8 2.28.4-1.el8
  • webkit2gtk3-jsc RHEL 8 2.28.4-1.el8
  • gnome-settings-daemon RHEL 8 3.32.0-11.el8
  • webkitgtk4 RHEL 7 2.28.2-2.el7
  • webkitgtk4-jsc RHEL 7 2.28.2-2.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:4451RHSA-2020:4035

  • webkit2gtk3 SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS +7 more 2.34.3-3.92.1
  • webkit2gtk3 SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +11 more 2.34.3-2.82.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:0183-1SUSE-SU-2022:0142-1

  • gvfs AlmaLinux 8 1.36.2-10.el8
  • vte291 AlmaLinux 8 0.52.4-2.el8
  • libsoup AlmaLinux 8 2.62.3-2.el8
  • potrace AlmaLinux 8 1.15-3.el8
  • tracker AlmaLinux 8 2.1.5-2.el8
  • nautilus AlmaLinux 8 3.28.1-14.el8
  • pipewire AlmaLinux 8 0.3.6-1.el8
  • PackageKit AlmaLinux 8 1.1.12-6.el8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2020:4451

  • gtk3 Rocky Linux 8 3.22.30-6.el8
  • LibRaw Rocky Linux 8 0.19.5-2.el8
  • vte291 Rocky Linux 8 0.52.4-2.el8
  • libsoup Rocky Linux 8 2.62.3-2.el8
  • potrace Rocky Linux 8 1.15-3.el8
  • tracker Rocky Linux 8 2.1.5-2.el8
  • pipewire Rocky Linux 8 0.3.6-1.el8
  • PackageKit Rocky Linux 8 1.1.12-6.el8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2020:4451

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-2020-3901 updated cvss 8.8

webkitgtk: Type confusion 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 Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) webkit2gtk3 2.28.4-1.el8, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.28.4-1.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:4451
  • 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
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) gvfs 1.36.2-10.el8, nautilus 3.28.1-14.el8, frei0r-plugins 1.6.1-7.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) gdm 3.28.3-34.el8, gtk3 3.22.30-6.el8, gvfs 1.36.2-10.el8, potrace 1.15-3.el8, LibRaw 0.19.5-2.el8, tracker 2.1.5-2.el8, +72 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) libsoup 2.62.3-2.el8, pygobject3 3.28.3-2.el8, python3-gobject-base 3.28.3-2.el8, gsettings-desktop-schemas 3.32.0-5.el8
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

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 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Apple iOS
  • Apple tvOS
  • Apple watchOS
  • Apple Safari
  • Apple iTunes for Windows
  • Apple iCloud for Windows
  • Apple iCloud for Windows (Legacy)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type

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.