Improper Access Control Affecting webkit2gtk package, versions <2.14.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.74% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-WEBKIT2GTK-388871
  • published25 Sept 2016
  • disclosed25 Sept 2016

Introduced: 25 Sep 2016

CVE-2016-4760  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 webkit2gtk to version 2.14.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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