webkitgtk: arbitrary code execution with root privileges (WSA-2015-0001)
Published Mar 26, 2014
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.51%
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Apple Safari 7.0.2 on OS X allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via unknown vectors, as demonstrated by Google during a Pwn4Fun competition at CanSecWest 2014.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
webkitgtk
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
webkitgtk3
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | webkitgtk | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | webkitgtk3 | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.51% (0.05512) | 92.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.51% (0.05512) | 91.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 25, 2025 | 9.02% (0.09021) | 92.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.56% (0.05560) | 89.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.24% (0.14241) | 90.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 5.56% (0.05560) | 89.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.06% (0.08061) | 91.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 13, 2025 | 20.46% (0.20457) | 96.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 14.35% (0.14351) | 95.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 11, 2024 | 13.50% (0.13503) | 95.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 18, 2024 | 16.68% (0.16682) | 96.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 11.57% (0.11572) | 95.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 12, 2024 | 13.18% (0.13183) | 95.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 6, 2024 | 10.21% (0.10205) | 94.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 21, 2023 | 15.03% (0.15026) | 95.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 6, 2023 | 13.59% (0.13594) | 95.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 20, 2023 | 10.95% (0.10949) | 94.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 10.88% (0.10885) | 94.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.52% (0.09524) | 93.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.86% (0.05857) | 90.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 16, 2022 | 5.86% (0.05857) | 89.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.32% (0.05315) | 88.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.32% (0.05315) | 76.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-04/0009.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-04/0135.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-04/0136.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/443796547872903168 x_refsource_MISC
- http://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2015-0001.html
- http://www.pwn2own.com/2014/03/pwn2own-results-for-wednesday-day-one/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1300 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1186239 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1300
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6537 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1300
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-04/0009.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-04/0135.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-04/0136.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://twitter.com/thezdi/statuses/443796547872903168 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2015-0001.html | ||
| http://www.pwn2own.com/2014/03/pwn2own-results-for-wednesday-day-one/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1300 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1186239 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1300 | ||
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6537 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-1300 |
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