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qtwebkit-opensource-src, qtwebkit-source and 1 more products — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1785

The Page Loading implementation in WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3 and Safari before 9.1 mishandles character encoding during access to cached data, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information via a crafted web site.

Products
qtwebkit-opensource-src, qtwebkit-source, webkitgtk
Affected versions
2.3.2-0ubuntu10, 2.3.2-0ubuntu11, 2.4.10-0ubuntu1, 2.4.11-0ubuntu0.1, 2.4.9-2ubuntu2, 5.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1, 5.5.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2016-1785
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
28 Oct 2026, 09:07 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1785

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Mar 2016, 01:59 UTC

The Page Loading implementation in WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3 and Safari before 9.1 mishandles character encoding during access to cached data, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information via a crafted web site.

osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1785

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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