UBUNTU-CVE-2018-4246

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-4246

    Published: 8 Jun 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-4246
    Aliases:
    USN-3743-1

    Summary:

    Details: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11.4 is affected. Safari before 11.1.1 is affected. iCloud before 7.5 on Windows is affected. iTunes before 12.7.5 on Windows is affected. tvOS before 11.4 is affected. watchOS before 4.3.1 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site that leverages type confusion.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-4246, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041029, https://support.apple.com/HT208848, https://support.apple.com/HT208850, https://support.apple.com/HT208851, https://support.apple.com/HT208852, https://support.apple.com/HT208853, https://support.apple.com/HT208854, https://webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2018-0006.html, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3743-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-4246

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: webkit2gtk

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

    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