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medium 5.3

CVE-2019-8768 json

"Clear History and Website Data" did not clear the history.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-18158

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.6%
EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

"Clear History and Website Data" did not clear the history. The issue was addressed with improved data deletion. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15. A user may be unable to delete browsing history items.

Patch / fix

  • Apple macOS macOS Catalina 10.15
  • webkit2gtk Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.24.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-8768

  • webkit2gtk Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 2.24.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8768

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  • webkitgtk4 RHEL 7 2.28.2-2.el7
  • webkitgtk4-jsc RHEL 7 2.28.2-2.el7
  • gdm RHEL 8 1:3.28.3-22.el8
  • gjs RHEL 8 1.56.2-3.el8
  • SDL RHEL 8 1.2.15-35.el8
  • gtk3 RHEL 8 3.22.30-4.el8
  • gvfs RHEL 8 1.36.2-6.el8
  • pango RHEL 8 1.42.4-6.el8

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:4035RHSA-2019:3553

  • 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
  • webkit2gtk3 SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 +1 more 2.26.2-3.34.3

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:0183-1SUSE-SU-2022:0142-1SUSE-SU-2019:3044-1

  • gtk3 openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.32.4-1.1
  • webkit2gtk3 openSUSE Leap 15.1 2.26.2-lp151.2.9.1
  • webkit2gtk3 openSUSE Leap 15.0 2.26.2-lp150.2.28.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11506-1openSUSE-SU-2019:2591-1openSUSE-SU-2019:2587-1

  • pidgin AlmaLinux 8 2.13.0-5.el8
  • libpurple AlmaLinux 8 2.13.0-5.el8
  • gdk-pixbuf2 AlmaLinux 8 2.36.12-5.el8
  • gnome-desktop3 AlmaLinux 8 3.32.2-1.el8
  • gdk-pixbuf2-xlib AlmaLinux 8 2.36.12-5.el8
  • gdk-pixbuf2-modules AlmaLinux 8 2.36.12-5.el8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2019:3553

  • pango Rocky Linux 8 1.42.4-6.el8
  • pidgin Rocky Linux 8 2.13.0-5.el8
  • gdk-pixbuf2 Rocky Linux 8 2.36.12-5.el8
  • gnome-desktop3 Rocky Linux 8 3.32.2-1.el8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2019:3553

  • webkit2gtk Alpine 3.20, Alpine 3.19, Alpine 3.18 +8 more 2.24.4-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2019-8768

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2019-8768 updated cvss 5.3

webkitgtk: Browsing history could not be deleted

  • 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 CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) gvfs 1.36.2-6.el8, nautilus 3.28.1-10.el8, gdk-pixbuf2-xlib 2.36.12-5.el8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) gjs 1.56.2-3.el8, gdm 3.28.3-22.el8, gvfs 1.36.2-6.el8, SDL 1.2.15-35.el8, gtk3 3.22.30-4.el8, pango 1.42.4-6.el8, +82 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) mozjs60 60.9.0-3.el8, gdk-pixbuf2 2.36.12-5.el8, gsettings-desktop-schemas 3.32.0-3.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2019:3553
  • 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

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Exploit prediction

1.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Apple macOS

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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