Vulnerability in Apple Icloud
CVE-2016-4448
Format string vulnerability in libxml2 before 2.9.4 allows attackers to have unspecified impact via format string specifiers in unknown vectors.
EPSS: 0.015 (81.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- SSA:2016-148-01 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SLACKWARE)
- RHSA-2016:1292 (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- [oss-security] 20160525 3 libxml2 issues (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- 90856 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-4 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List, Release Notes)
- APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-3 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-4448?
- CVE-2016-4448 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Icloud, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-06-09.
- How severe is CVE-2016-4448?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-4448 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.