Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting webkit2gtk package, versions <2.12.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-WEBKIT2GTK-389433
  • published22 Jul 2016
  • disclosed22 Jul 2016

Introduced: 22 Jul 2016

CVE-2016-4585  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (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.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the WebKit Page Loading implementation in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, Safari before 9.1.2, and tvOS before 9.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an HTTP response specifying redirection that is mishandled by Safari.