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title: "CVE-2015-5825\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-5825

Publication date 18 September 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

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

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## Description

WebKit in Apple iOS before 9 does not properly restrict the availability of
Performance API times, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive
information about the browser history, mouse movement, or network traffic
via crafted JavaScript code.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5825?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 |

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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-2015-5825)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5825)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-5825)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5825)

### Other references

* <https://support.apple.com/HT205212>
* <http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5825>