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

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)

Published

Jul 21, 2016

Added

Sep 15, 2016

Modified

Mar 27, 2026

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.

Solutions

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

References

CVE-2016-4591
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-4591
CWE-284
EUVD-EUVD-2016-5577
NVD-CVE-2016-4591
UBUNTU-USN-3079-1
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-5577

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