CVE-2019-6251

NameCVE-2019-6251
DescriptionWebKitGTK and WPE WebKit prior to version 2.24.1 are vulnerable to address bar spoofing upon certain JavaScript redirections. An attacker could cause malicious web content to be displayed as if for a trusted URI. This is similar to the CVE-2018-8383 issue in Microsoft Edge.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
webkit2gtk (PTS)buster2.36.4-1~deb10u1fixed
buster (security)2.38.6-0+deb10u1fixed
bullseye2.42.2-1~deb11u1fixed
bullseye (security)2.42.5-1~deb11u1fixed
bookworm2.42.2-1~deb12u1fixed
bookworm (security)2.42.5-1~deb12u1fixed
trixie2.42.5-1fixed
sid2.44.0-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
webkit2gtksource(unstable)2.24.1-1

Notes

[stretch] - webkit2gtk <ignored> (Not covered by security support in stretch)
[jessie] - webkit2gtk <ignored> (Not covered by security support in jessie)
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/epiphany/issues/532
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194131
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=194208
https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2019-0002.html

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