UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1786

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1786

    Published: 24 Mar 2016Last Modified: 20 May 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-1786

    Summary:

    Details: The Page Loading implementation in WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3 and Safari before 9.1 mishandles HTTP responses with a 3xx (aka redirection) status code, which allows remote attackers to spoof the displayed URL, bypass the Same Origin Policy, and obtain sensitive cached information via a crafted web site.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1786, https://support.apple.com/HT206171, https://support.apple.com/HT206166, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html, https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2016-0003.html, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1786

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: qtwebkit-source

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/qtwebkit-source?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.3.2-0ubuntu10
    2.3.2-0ubuntu11

    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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