CVE-2017-1000122 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the UNIX IPC layer of WebKit, specifically affecting WebKitGTK+ versions prior to 2.16.3. A compromised secondary process can exploit improper validation of message metadata to crash the UI process. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low impact (availability) and does not affect Apple products. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.16.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webkitgtk:webkitgtk\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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