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Ubuntu: USN-3079-1 (CVE-2016-4591): WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-3079-1 (CVE-2016-4591): WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
07/21/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/15/2016
Modified
04/25/2018

Description

WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, Safari before 9.1.2, and tvOS before 9.2.2 mishandles the location variable, which allows remote attackers to access the local filesystem via unspecified vectors.

Solution(s)

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

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