CVE-2016-4591 — Improper Access Control in Apple IOS

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control8 documents6 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
2.7%
top 14.07%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Debian Webkit2gtkApple IOSApple Safari+1 more
Timeline
PublishedJul 22
Latest updateMay 14

Description

WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, Safari before 9.1.2, and tvOS before 9.2.2 mishandles the location variable, which allows remote attackers to access the local filesystem via unspecified vectors.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

▶Appleapple/tvos9.2.2
▶Appleapple/safari9.1.2
▶debiandebian/webkit2gtk< webkit2gtk 2.12.4-1 (bookworm)
▶Appleapple/ios9.3.3

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-528c-rrj8-7mch: WebKit in Apple iOS before 9↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2016-4591: WebKit in Apple iOS before 9↗2016-07-22
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📋Vendor Advisories

5
Ubuntu
WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities↗2016-09-14
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Apple
CVE-2016-4591: Safari 9.1.2↗2016-07-18
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Apple
CVE-2016-4591: iOS 9.3.3↗2016-07-18
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Apple
CVE-2016-4591: tvOS 9.2.2↗2016-07-18
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Debian
CVE-2016-4591: webkit2gtk - WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, Safari before 9.1.2, and tvOS before 9.2.2 mis...↗2016
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