CVE-2024-27830

Overview

Advisory: Apple Security Advisory

Impact:

Description: A maliciously crafted webpage may be able to fingerprint the user

Researchers: Joe Rutkowski (@Joe12387) of Crawless and @abrahamjuliot

Attribute Value
CVE CVE-2024-27830
Bugzilla 271159
Component WTF
Bug Class LogicError
Severity medium
Commit 89ae804c9d89d646…
Advisory Apple Advisory

Root Cause Analysis

This issue was addressed through improved state management.

Files Changed

Source Files

  • Source/WTF/wtf/PlatformEnable.h

Patch Preview

diff --git a/Source/WTF/wtf/PlatformEnable.h b/Source/WTF/wtf/PlatformEnable.h
index 38d367cb578c..eef9de469a96 100644
--- a/Source/WTF/wtf/PlatformEnable.h
+++ b/Source/WTF/wtf/PlatformEnable.h
@@ -421,10 +421,6 @@
 #define ENABLE_MOUSE_FORCE_EVENTS 1
 #endif
 
-#if !defined(ENABLE_NETSCAPE_PLUGIN_METADATA_CACHE)
-#define ENABLE_NETSCAPE_PLUGIN_METADATA_CACHE 0
-#endif
-
 #if !defined(ENABLE_NOTIFICATION_EVENT)
 #define ENABLE_NOTIFICATION_EVENT 0
 #endif