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webkit2gtk, wpewebkit — security advisory
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4, tvOS 13.4, watchOS 6.2, Safari 13.1, iTunes for Windows 12.10.5, iCloud for Windows 10.9.3, iCloud for Windows 7.18. A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution.
- Products
- webkit2gtk, wpewebkit
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.28.0-1, 2.28.0-2
- CVEs
- CVE-2020-3897
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 14:03 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4, tvOS 13.4, watchOS 6.2, Safari 13.1, iTunes for Windows 12.10.5, iCloud for Windows 10.9.3, iCloud for Windows 7.18. A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-3897
webkit2gtk
Fixed versions: 2.28.0-2
webkit2gtk
Fixed versions: 2.28.0-2
webkit2gtk
Fixed versions: 2.28.0-2
wpewebkit
Fixed versions: 2.28.0-1
wpewebkit
Fixed versions: 2.28.0-1
wpewebkit
Fixed versions: 2.28.0-1
Complete source record
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