CVE-2014-4459

Publication date 18 November 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in WebKit, as used in Apple OS X before 10.10.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted page objects in an HTML document.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
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
14.10 utopic Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid 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
14.10 utopic Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid 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
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid 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
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release

Notes

jdstrand

webkit in Ubuntu uses the JavaScriptCore (JSC) engine, not V8

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