CVE-2017-1000121
Critical
CVE-2017-1000121
The UNIX IPC layer in WebKit, including WebKitGTK+ prior to 2.16.3, does not properly validate message size metadata, allowing a compromised secondary process to trigger an integer overflow and subsequent buffer overflow in the UI process. This vulnerability does not affect Apple products.
Exploit probability
1.2%
Published
November 1, 2017
Required by
Not available
Last source change
March 14, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
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04 / EVIDENCE
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Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2017-1000121
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The UNIX IPC layer in WebKit, including WebKitGTK+ prior to 2.16.3, does not properly validate message size metadata, allowing a compromised secondary process to trigger an integer overflow and subsequent buffer overflow in the UI process. This vulnerability does not affect Apple products.
05 / REFERENCES