--- title: "CVE-2015-3753\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-2015-3753?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2015-3753 Publication date 16 August 2015 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description WebKit in Apple Safari before 6.2.8, 7.x before 7.1.8, and 8.x before 8.0.8, as used in iOS before 8.4.1 and other products, does not properly perform taint checking for CANVAS elements, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive image data by leveraging a redirect to a data:image resource. [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3753?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 | | 14.04 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 | | 14.04 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 end of standard support | | 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 | --- * [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-2015-3753) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3753) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-3753) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3753) ### Other references * * * * *