CVE-2013-7324

Publication date 17 February 2020

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

Webkit-GTK 2.x (any version with HTML5 audio/video support based on GStreamer) allows remote attackers to trigger unexpectedly high sound volume via malicious javascript. NOTE: this WebKit-GTK behavior complies with existing W3C standards and existing practices for GNOME desktop integration.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
webkitgtk	16.10 yakkety	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Not affected
	15.04 vivid	Ignored end of life
	14.10 utopic	Ignored end of life
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	13.10 saucy	Not in release
	12.10 quantal	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not in release
webkit	16.10 yakkety	Not in release
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not in release
	15.10 wily	Not in release
	15.04 vivid	Not in release
	14.10 utopic	Not in release
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	13.10 saucy	Ignored end of life
	12.10 quantal	Ignored end of life
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored end of life
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life

Notes

jdstrand

webkit in Ubuntu uses the JavaScriptCore (JSC) engine, not V8

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.3 · Medium
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	Low
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N