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CVE-2021-45481 json

In WebKitGTK before 2.32.4, there is incorrect memory allocation in WebCore::ImageBufferCairoImageSurfaceBackend::create, leading to a segm…

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-32247

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.5%
EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In WebKitGTK before 2.32.4, there is incorrect memory allocation in WebCore::ImageBufferCairoImageSurfaceBackend::create, leading to a segmentation violation and application crash, a different vulnerability than CVE-2021-30889.

Patch / fix

  • webkitgtk webkitgtk 2.32.4
  • wpewebkit Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.34.1-1
  • webkit2gtk Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.34.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2021-45481

  • webkit2gtk Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 2.34.1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
  • webkit2gtk Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 2.34.0-1ubuntu1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2021-45481

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  • webkit2gtk3 RHEL 8 2.34.6-1.el8
  • webkit2gtk3-jsc RHEL 8 2.34.6-1.el8
  • webkitgtk4 RHEL 7 ELS 2.48.3-2.el7_9
  • webkitgtk4-jsc RHEL 7 ELS 2.48.3-2.el7_9

red hat advisories RHSA-2025:10364RHSA-2022:1777

  • webkit2gtk3 SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES 15 SP2-LTSS, SLES 15 SP2-BCL +9 more 2.34.6-29.1
  • webkit2gtk3 SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS +7 more 2.34.6-3.97.1
  • webkit2gtk3 SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +11 more 2.34.5-2.85.3

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:0705-1SUSE-SU-2022:0703-1SUSE-SU-2022:0690-1

  • webkit2gtk3 openSUSE Leap 15.3 2.34.6-29.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2022:0705-1

  • webkit2gtk3 AlmaLinux 8 2.34.6-1.el8
  • webkit2gtk3-jsc AlmaLinux 8 2.34.6-1.el8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2022:1777

  • webkit2gtk3 Rocky Linux 8 2.34.6-1.el8

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2022:1777

  • webkit2gtk Alpine 3.20, Alpine 3.19, Alpine 3.18 +2 more 2.34.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2021-45481

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2021-45481 updated cvss 6.5

webkitgtk: Incorrect memory allocation in WebCore::ImageBufferCairoImageSurfaceBackend::create

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 webkitgtk Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 webkitgtk3, libwebkit2gtk
    affected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) webkit2gtk3 2.34.6-1.el8, webkit2gtk3-jsc 2.34.6-1.el8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2022:1777
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) webkitgtk4 2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-jsc 2.48.3-2.el7_9 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7 ELS) webkitgtk4-doc 2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-devel 2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-debuginfo 2.48.3-2.el7_9, webkitgtk4-jsc-devel 2.48.3-2.el7_9
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:10364
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 webkit2gtk3, webkit2gtk3-jsc
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

1.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/ChijinZ/security_advisories/tree/master/webkitgtk-2.32.3 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

Sources

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