cve-2023-39928
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-10-06 15:17
Modified
2025-02-13 17:03
Summary
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the MediaRecorder API of Webkit WebKitGTK 2.40.5. A specially crafted web page can abuse this vulnerability to cause memory corruption and potentially arbitrary code execution. A user would need to to visit a malicious webpage to trigger this vulnerability.
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Vendor Product Version
Webkit Webkit Version: WebKitGTK 2.40.5
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