Buffer overflow in Apple Icloud
CVE-2016-4607
libxslt in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, OS X before 10.11.6, iTunes before 12.4.2 on Windows, iCloud before 5.2.1 on Windows, tvOS before 9.2.2, and watchOS before 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) o…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.068 (91.5th 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
- Apple Icloud
- Apple Iphone_os
- Apple Itunes
- Apple Mac_os_x
- Apple Tvos
- Apple Watchos
- Microsoft Windows
- Xmlsoft Libxslt
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 30
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-4 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-3 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-2 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- 91834 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-1 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-6 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- 1036348 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-4607?
- CVE-2016-4607 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Icloud, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-07-22.
- How severe is CVE-2016-4607?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-4607 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.