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 Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qt | Digia | * | 4.6.2 (including) |
| Webkit | Webkit | * | r56379 (including) |
| Chromium-browser | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Chromium-browser | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Chromium-browser | Ubuntu | maverick | * |
| Chromium-browser | Ubuntu | natty | * |
| Chromium-browser | Ubuntu | oneiric | * |
| Qt4-x11 | Ubuntu | jaunty | * |
| Qt4-x11 | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
| Qt4-x11 | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Webkit | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
| Webkit | Ubuntu | jaunty | * |
| Webkit | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044023.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40557
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41856
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/56380
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1006-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1801
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2722
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36339
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=596494
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044023.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40557
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41856
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/56380
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1006-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1801
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2722
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36339
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=596494