CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-5906
5.0 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2015-09-18
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200
Description
The HTML form implementation in WebKit in Apple iOS before 9 does not prevent QuickType access to the final character of a password, which might make it easier for remote attackers to discover a password by leveraging a later prediction containing that character.
Affected configurations
• apple iphone os (<= 8.4.1)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76766 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033609 www.securitytracker.com
- https://support.apple.com/HT205212 Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76766 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033609 www.securitytracker.com
- https://support.apple.com/HT205212 Vendor Advisory