WebKitGTK+ Security Advisory WSA-2016-0001

• Date Reported: February 01, 2016

• Advisory ID: WSA-2016-0001

• CVE identifiers: CVE-2015-7096, CVE-2015-7098.

Several vulnerabilities were discovered on WebKitGTK+.

• CVE-2015-7096
  • Versions affected: WebKitGTK+ before 2.10.5.
  • Credit to Apple.
  • WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.2, Safari before 9.0.2, and tvOS before 9.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7048, CVE-2015-7095, CVE-2015-7097, CVE-2015-7098, CVE-2015-7099, CVE-2015-7100, CVE-2015-7101, CVE-2015-7102, and CVE-2015-7103.
• CVE-2015-7098
  • Versions affected: WebKitGTK+ before 2.10.5.
  • Credit to Apple.
  • WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.2, Safari before 9.0.2, and tvOS before 9.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7048, CVE-2015-7095, CVE-2015-7096, CVE-2015-7097, CVE-2015-7099, CVE-2015-7100, CVE-2015-7101, CVE-2015-7102, and CVE-2015-7103.

We recommend updating to the last stable version of WebKitGTK+. It is the best way of ensuring that you are running a safe version of WebKitGTK+. Please check our website for information about the last stable releases.

Further information about WebKitGTK+ Security Advisories can be found at: https://webkitgtk.org/security.html