UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2496

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-2496

    Published: 22 May 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-2496
    Aliases:
    USN-3303-1

    Summary:

    Details: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.2 is affected. Safari before 10.1.1 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2496, https://support.apple.com/HT207798, https://support.apple.com/HT207804, https://webkitgtk.org/2017/05/24/webkitgtk2.16.3-released.html, https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2017-0004.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3303-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-2496

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: webkit2gtk

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.16.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

    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
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