Out-of-Bounds Affecting webkit2gtk package, versions <2.12.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.93% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-WEBKIT2GTK-389287
  • published22 Jul 2016
  • disclosed22 Jul 2016

Introduced: 22 Jul 2016

CVE-2016-4586  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 webkit2gtk to version 2.12.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 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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