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Ubuntu: USN-3166-1 (CVE-2016-4759): WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-3166-1 (CVE-2016-4759): WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/25/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/11/2017
Modified
04/25/2018

Description

WebKit in Apple iOS before 10, tvOS before 10, iTunes before 12.5.1 on Windows, and Safari before 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4765, CVE-2016-4766, CVE-2016-4767, and CVE-2016-4768.

Solution(s)

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

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