Vulnerability in GNOME Epiphany

CVE-2018-12016

libephymain.so in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) through 3.28.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via certain window.open and document.write calls.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.019 (78.9th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-12016: held from 0.019 to 0.019.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12016?
CVE-2018-12016 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNOME Epiphany. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-07.
How severe is CVE-2018-12016?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.