USN-3079-1
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3079-1
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3079-1.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3079-1
- Upstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-09-14T13:06:54.175256Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-13T04:34:18Z
- Summary
- webkit2gtk vulnerabilities
- Details
-
A large number of security issues were discovered in the WebKitGTK+ Web and JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote attacker could exploit a variety of issues related to web browser security, including cross-site scripting attacks, denial of service attacks, and arbitrary code execution.
- References
-
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3079-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1854
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1856
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1857
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1858
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1859
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4583
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4585
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4586
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4588
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4589
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4590
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4591
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4622
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4623
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4624
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4651
Affected packages
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / webkit2gtk
Package
- Name
- webkit2gtk
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/webkit2gtk@2.12.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.12.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Affected versions
2.*
2.8.5+dfsg1-3
2.10.3+dfsg1-1
2.10.4+dfsg1-1
2.10.5-1
2.10.6-1
2.10.6-1ubuntu1
2.10.8-1ubuntu1
2.10.9-1ubuntu1
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "2.12.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
"binary_name": "gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.12.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
"binary_name": "gir1.2-webkit2-4.0"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.12.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
"binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.12.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
"binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.12.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
"binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.12.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
"binary_name": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.12.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
"binary_name": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.12.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
"binary_name": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev"
}
]
}
Database specific
cves_map
{
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
"cves": [
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-1854"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-1856"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-1857"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-1858"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-1859"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4583"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4585"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4586"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4588"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4589"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4590"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4591"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4622"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4623"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4624"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2016-4651"
}
]
}