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CVE-2015-8079

Publication date 7 September 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.3 · Medium

Score breakdown

qt5-qtwebkit before 5.4 records private browsing URLs to its favicon database, WebpageIcons.db.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
qt4-x11 16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily
Not affected
15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
qtwebkit-opensource-src 16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored no update available
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
15.04 vivid Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
qtwebkit-source 16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored no update available
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
15.04 vivid Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
webkit 16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
15.10 wily Not in release
15.04 vivid Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
webkitgtk 16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored no update available
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
15.04 vivid Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

Notes

jdstrand

webkit receives limited support. For details, see https://wiki.myasnchisdf.eu.org/SecurityTeam/FAQ#webkit webkit in Ubuntu uses the JavaScriptCore (JSC) engine, not V8

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
webkit

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.3 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N