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webkit2gtk — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2018-4284

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 11.4.1, tvOS 11.4.1, watchOS 4.3.2, Safari 11.1.2, iTunes 12.8 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.6.

Products
webkit2gtk
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.20.4-1
CVEs
CVE-2018-4284
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 00:13 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-4284

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 Apr 2019, 18:29 UTC

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 11.4.1, tvOS 11.4.1, watchOS 4.3.2, Safari 11.1.2, iTunes 12.8 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.6.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2018-4284

webkit2gtk

Fixed versions: 2.20.4-1

webkit2gtk

Fixed versions: 2.20.4-1

webkit2gtk

Fixed versions: 2.20.4-1

Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 11.4.1, tvOS 11.4.1, watchOS 4.3.2, Safari 11.1.2, iTunes 12.8 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.6.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-23T18:03:06.176109228Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 420417,
  "published_at": "2019-04-03T18:29:05.267+00:00"
}