UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000121

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000121
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000121.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000121
Upstream
Published
2017-11-01T21:29:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:46:41Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The UNIX IPC layer in WebKit, including WebKitGTK+ prior to 2.16.3, does not properly validate message size metadata, allowing a compromised secondary process to trigger an integer overflow and subsequent buffer overflow in the UI process. This vulnerability does not affect Apple products.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS

qtwebkit-opensource-src

Package

Name
qtwebkit-opensource-src
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/qtwebkit-opensource-src@5.5.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1
5.5.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libqt5webkit5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libqt5webkit5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libqt5webkit5-qmlwebkitplugin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "qml-module-qtwebkit"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.5.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "qtwebkit5-doc-html"
        }
    ]
}

qtwebkit-source

Package

Name
qtwebkit-source
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/qtwebkit-source@2.3.2-0ubuntu11?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.3.2-0ubuntu10
2.3.2-0ubuntu11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.2-0ubuntu11",
            "binary_name": "libqtwebkit-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.2-0ubuntu11",
            "binary_name": "libqtwebkit-qmlwebkitplugin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.2-0ubuntu11",
            "binary_name": "libqtwebkit4"
        }
    ]
}

webkitgtk

Package

Name
webkitgtk
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/webkitgtk@2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.4.9-2ubuntu2
2.4.10-0ubuntu1
2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-3.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-webkit-3.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-webkit2-3.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libwebkit-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libwebkit2gtk-3.0-25"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libwebkit2gtk-3.0-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libwebkitgtk-1.0-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libwebkitgtk-1.0-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libwebkitgtk-3.0-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libwebkitgtk-3.0-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libwebkitgtk-common-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libwebkitgtk-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

qtwebkit-opensource-src

Package

Name
qtwebkit-opensource-src
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/qtwebkit-opensource-src@5.212.0~alpha2-7ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.9.1+dfsg-5ubuntu1
5.9.1+dfsg-5ubuntu3
5.212.0~alpha2-5build2
5.212.0~alpha2-5build4
5.212.0~alpha2-7
5.212.0~alpha2-7build2
5.212.0~alpha2-7ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.212.0~alpha2-7ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libqt5webkit5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.212.0~alpha2-7ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libqt5webkit5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.212.0~alpha2-7ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "qml-module-qtwebkit"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.212.0~alpha2-7ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "qtwebkit5-doc-html"
        }
    ]
}

qtwebkit-source

Package

Name
qtwebkit-source
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/qtwebkit-source@2.3.2-0ubuntu13?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.3.2-0ubuntu13

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.2-0ubuntu13",
            "binary_name": "libqtwebkit-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.2-0ubuntu13",
            "binary_name": "libqtwebkit-qmlwebkitplugin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.2-0ubuntu13",
            "binary_name": "libqtwebkit4"
        }
    ]
}

webkitgtk

Package

Name
webkitgtk
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/webkitgtk@2.4.11-3ubuntu3?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.4.11-3
2.4.11-3ubuntu2
2.4.11-3ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-3ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-3.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-3ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-webkit-3.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-3ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-3ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-3ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-3ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-3ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-3ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libwebkitgtk-1.0-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-3ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libwebkitgtk-3.0-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-3ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libwebkitgtk-3.0-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.4.11-3ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "libwebkitgtk-dev"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

qtwebkit-opensource-src

Package

Name
qtwebkit-opensource-src
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/qtwebkit-opensource-src@5.212.0~alpha4-1ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.212.0~alpha3-3
5.212.0~alpha3-5
5.212.0~alpha3-6
5.212.0~alpha3-7
5.212.0~alpha4-1
5.212.0~alpha4-1ubuntu1
5.212.0~alpha4-1ubuntu2
5.212.0~alpha4-1ubuntu2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.212.0~alpha4-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "libqt5webkit5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.212.0~alpha4-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "libqt5webkit5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.212.0~alpha4-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "qml-module-qtwebkit"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

qtwebkit-opensource-src

Package

Name
qtwebkit-opensource-src
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/qtwebkit-opensource-src@5.212.0~alpha4-15ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.212.0~alpha4-12
5.212.0~alpha4-13
5.212.0~alpha4-14
5.212.0~alpha4-14build1
5.212.0~alpha4-14ubuntu2
5.212.0~alpha4-15ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.212.0~alpha4-15ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libqt5webkit5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.212.0~alpha4-15ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "libqt5webkit5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.212.0~alpha4-15ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "qml-module-qtwebkit"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

qtwebkit-opensource-src

Package

Name
qtwebkit-opensource-src
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/qtwebkit-opensource-src@5.212.0~alpha4-36?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

5.*

5.212.0~alpha4-33
5.212.0~alpha4-33build1
5.212.0~alpha4-34
5.212.0~alpha4-34ubuntu3
5.212.0~alpha4-34ubuntu4
5.212.0~alpha4-36

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.212.0~alpha4-36",
            "binary_name": "libqt5webkit5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.212.0~alpha4-36",
            "binary_name": "libqt5webkit5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.212.0~alpha4-36",
            "binary_name": "qml-module-qtwebkit"
        }
    ]
}