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Ubuntu: USN-3079-1 (CVE-2016-1859): WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-3079-1 (CVE-2016-1859): WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/20/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/15/2016
Modified
04/25/2018

Description

The WebKit Canvas implementation in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, Safari before 9.1.1, and tvOS before 9.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libjavascriptcoregtk-4-0-18
  • ubuntu-upgrade-libwebkit2gtk-4-0-37

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