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qtwebkit-opensource-src, qtwebkit-source and 2 more products — security advisory
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. Safari before 10.0.2 is affected. iCloud before 6.1 is affected. iTunes before 12.5.4 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.
- Products
- qtwebkit-opensource-src, qtwebkit-source, webkit2gtk, webkitgtk
- Affected versions
- 2.10.3+dfsg1-1, 2.10.4+dfsg1-1, 2.10.5-1, 2.10.6-1, 2.10.6-1ubuntu1, 2.10.8-1ubuntu1, 2.10.9-1ubuntu1, 2.12.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, 2.14.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, 2.3.2-0ubuntu10, 2.3.2-0ubuntu11, 2.4.10-0ubuntu1, 2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1, 2.4.9-2ubuntu2, 2.8.5+dfsg1-3, 5.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1, 5.5.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1
- Fixed versions
- 2.14.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
- CVEs
- CVE-2016-7639
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 28 Oct 2026, 09:08 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. Safari before 10.0.2 is affected. iCloud before 6.1 is affected. iTunes before 12.5.4 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7639
webkit2gtk
Fixed versions: 2.14.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
qtwebkit-opensource-src
Fixed versions: Not specified
qtwebkit-source
Fixed versions: Not specified
webkitgtk
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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