Improper resource allocation - Buffer overflow In webkitgtk

Description

WebKit, as used in Google Chrome before 7.0.517.44, webkitgtk before 1.2.6, and other products, does not properly handle large text areas, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted HTML document.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

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