UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5928

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5928

    Published: 23 Oct 2015Last Modified: 20 May 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-5928
    Aliases:
    USN-2937-1

    Summary:

    Details: WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 9.1, Safari before 9.0.1, and iTunes before 12.3.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2015-10-21-1, APPLE-SA-2015-10-21-3, and APPLE-SA-2015-10-21-5.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5928, https://support.apple.com/HT205377, https://support.apple.com/HT205372, https://support.apple.com/HT205370, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00006.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00004.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00002.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2937-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5928

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: webkitgtk

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/webkitgtk?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.4.10-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

    Affected versions

    2.2.1-2ubuntu2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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