CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-4591
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-07-22
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-284
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.
Affected configurations
• apple webkit
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control weakness
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00004.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138502/WebKitGTK-SOP-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539295/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91830 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036343 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.apple.com/HT206900 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206902 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206905 Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00004.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138502/WebKitGTK-SOP-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539295/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91830 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036343 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.apple.com/HT206900 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206902 Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT206905 Vendor Advisory