CVE-2016-1790

low
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Description

Buffer overflow in the Accessibility component in Apple iOS before 9.3.2 allows attackers to obtain sensitive kernel memory-layout information via a crafted app.

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890

https://support.apple.com/HT206568

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2016-05-20

Updated: 2016-12-01

Type: CWE-119

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Impact Score: 2.9

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v3

Base Score: 3.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Impact Score: 1.4

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Severity: LOW

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

OR

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to 9.3.1 (inclusive)

Tenable Plugins

View all (2 total)

IDNameProductFamilySeverity
9332Apple iOS < 9.3.2 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessus Network MonitorMobile Devices
high
91225Apple iOS < 9.3.2 Multiple VulnerabilitiesNessusMobile Devices
high