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title: "CVE-2015-3660\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-3660

Publication date 3 July 2015

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

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the PDF functionality in WebKit
in Apple Safari before 6.2.7, 7.x before 7.1.7, and 8.x before 8.0.7 allows
remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted URL
in embedded PDF content.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3660?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 | 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 |

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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)

## Notes

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### [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-2015-3660)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3660)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-3660)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3660)

### Other references

* <http://support.apple.com/kb/HT204950>
* <http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jun/msg00004.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3660>