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WebKit: off-by-one memory corruption flaw WebSocketHandshake::readServerHandshake()

Published Jul 22, 2010

Description

Off-by-one error in the WebSocketHandshake::readServerHandshake function in websockets/WebSocketHandshake.cpp in WebCore in WebKit before r56380, as used in Qt and other products, allows remote websockets servers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an upgrade header that is long and invalid.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (2)

References (18)

Change history (0)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apple
Published Jul 22, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 6, 2010
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Critical
Public date Jun 7, 2010