USN-3640-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3640-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3640-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3640-1
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Published
2018-05-08T14:30:14.045130Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:38Z
Summary
webkit2gtk vulnerability
Details

Ivan Fratric discovered that WebKitGTK+ incorrectly handled certain web content. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote attacker could possibly exploit this to execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / webkit2gtk

Package

Name
webkit2gtk
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/webkit2gtk@2.20.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.20.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

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
2.12.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
2.14.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
2.14.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
2.14.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
2.16.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
2.16.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
2.16.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
2.16.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
2.16.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
2.18.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
2.18.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
2.18.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
2.18.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
2.18.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
2.20.1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.20.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.20.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-webkit2-4.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.20.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.20.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.20.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.20.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.20.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.20.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2018-4200",
            "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"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / webkit2gtk

Package

Name
webkit2gtk
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/webkit2gtk@2.20.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.20.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.18.0-2
2.18.0-2build1
2.18.2-1
2.18.3-1
2.18.4-1
2.18.6-1
2.19.91-1ubuntu1
2.19.92-1
2.20.0-1
2.20.0-2
2.20.0-2ubuntu1
2.20.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.20.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.20.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-webkit2-4.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.20.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.20.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.20.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.20.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.20.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37-gtk2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.20.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libwebkit2gtk-4.0-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.20.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "webkit2gtk-driver"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2018-4200",
            "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"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}