# CVE-2019-11070: WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit prior to version 2.24.1 failed to properly apply configured HTTP proxy settings when downloading livestream video (

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-04-10 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit prior to version 2.24.1 failed to properly apply configured HTTP proxy settings when downloading livestream video (HLS, DASH, or Smooth Streaming), an error resulting in deanonymization. This issue was corrected by changing the way livestreams are downloaded.

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## References

- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=193718
- https://trac.webkit.org/changeset/243197/webkit
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Apr/21
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/11/1
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152485/WebKitGTK-WPE-WebKit-URI-Spoofing-Code-Execution.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YO5ZBUWOOXMVZPBYLZRDZF6ZQGBYJERQ/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3948-1/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00031.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-05

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