--- title: "CVE-2015-3659\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3659?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2015-3659 Publication date 2 July 2015 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description The SQLite authorizer in the Storage functionality in WebKit in Apple Safari before 6.2.7, 7.x before 7.1.7, and 8.x before 8.0.7, as used in Apple iOS before 8.4 and other products, does not properly restrict access to SQL functions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted web site. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3659?format=md#notes) ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | qtwebkit-opensource-src | 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 | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | | 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 | | 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 | | 14.10 utopic | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life | | webkitgtk | 16.10 yakkety | Fixed 2.4.10-0ubuntu1 | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 2.4.10-0ubuntu1 | | 15.10 wily | Fixed 2.4.10-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 | | 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life | | 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 2.4.10-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## Notes --- ### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand) webkit receives limited support. For details, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/FAQ#webkit webkit in Ubuntu uses the JavaScriptCore (JSC) engine, not V8 ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-3659) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3659) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-3659) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3659) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-2937-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2937-1) + WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities + 21 March 2016 ### Other references * * * * *