Improper Access Control Affecting webkit2gtk package, versions <2.12.4-1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.35% (72nd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN12-WEBKIT2GTK-1562068
- published 22 Jul 2016
- disclosed 22 Jul 2016
Introduced: 22 Jul 2016
CVE-2016-4591 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:12
webkit2gtk
to version 2.12.4-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream webkit2gtk
package and not the webkit2gtk
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:12
relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4591
- https://support.apple.com/HT206900
- https://support.apple.com/HT206902
- https://support.apple.com/HT206905
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00004.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539295/100/0/threaded
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4591
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138502/WebKitGTK-SOP-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91830
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036343
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-4591