Vulnerability in Apple Safari
CVE-2016-1771
The Downloads feature in Apple Safari before 9.1 mishandles file expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted web site.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (74.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035354 (vdb-entry)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/85055 (vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/HT206171 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1771?
- CVE-2016-1771 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Safari, classified under CWE-19. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-03-24.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1771?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.