CVE-2015-8079

Publication date 7 September 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Score breakdown

Description

qt5-qtwebkit before 5.4 records private browsing URLs to its favicon database, WebpageIcons.db.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
qt4-x11	16.10 yakkety	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	15.10 wily	Not affected
	15.04 vivid	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
qtwebkit-opensource-src	16.10 yakkety	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Ignored no update available
	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 no update available
	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 no update available
	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

Notes

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

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
webkit	Upstream: http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/181565

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.3 · Medium
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	Low
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N