What is CVE-2016-10222?

CVE-2016-10222 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Safari, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2016-10222?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Apple Safari

CVE-2016-10222

runtime/JSONObject.cpp in JavaScriptCore in WebKit, as distributed in Safari Technology Preview Release 18, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) via crafted JavaScript code that triggers a "type confusion" in the JSON.stringify function.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.017 (75.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Safari — versions 18
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10222?: CVE-2016-10222 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Safari, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2016-10222?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.