Vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS
CVE-2016-1788
Messages in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, and watchOS before 2.2 does not properly implement a cryptographic protection mechanism, which allows remote attackers to read message attachments via vectors related to duplicate messages.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.020 (79.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 79.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT206167 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT206168 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353 (vdb-entry)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT206166 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1788?
- CVE-2016-1788 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2016-03-24.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1788?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.