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title: "CVE-2012-3598\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-3598

Publication date 13 September 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

WebKit, as used in Apple iTunes before 10.7, allows remote attackers to
execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and
application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than
other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2012-09-12-1.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| qtwebkit-source | 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 13.04 raring | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life |
| 11.04 natty | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Not in release |
| 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 |
| 14.10 utopic | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not affected |
| 13.04 raring | Not affected |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 1.8.3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 |
| 11.10 oneiric | Ignored end of life |
| 11.04 natty | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |
| webkitgtk | 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3598)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3598)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-3598)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3598)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-1617-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1617-1)
+ WebKit vulnerabilities
+ 25 October 2012

### Other references

* <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5485>
* <http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00001.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3598>