# CVE-2018-12910: The get\_cookies function in soup-cookie-jar.c in libsoup 2.63.2 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via an empty hostname.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-07-05 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The get_cookies function in soup-cookie-jar.c in libsoup 2.63.2 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via an empty hostname.

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## References

- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SBREWZ3EEDYWG6PCLWL2EJ24ME5ZFAX6/
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/issues/3
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4241
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00007.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3701-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3140
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-sdk-images/commit/4215b8a21b3b3055e947312a8920df94f93ba047
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsoup/commit/db2b0d5809d5f8226d47312b40992cadbcde439f
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00003.html

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