UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1858

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1858

    Published: 20 May 2016Last Modified: 20 May 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-1858
    Aliases:
    USN-3079-1

    Summary:

    Details: WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, Safari before 9.1.1, and tvOS before 9.2.1, improperly tracks taint attributes, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted web site.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1858, https://support.apple.com/HT206564, https://support.apple.com/HT206565, https://support.apple.com/HT206568, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00005.html, https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2016-0004.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3079-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1858

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: webkit2gtk

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/webkit2gtk?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.12.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

    Affected versions

    2.8.5+dfsg1-3

    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