Vulnerability in Libimobiledevice
CVE-2016-5104
The socket_create function in common/socket.c in libimobiledevice and libusbmuxd allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and communicate with services on iOS devices by connecting to an IPv4 TCP socket.
EPSS: 0.030 (85.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Libimobiledevice
- Libimobiledevice Libusbmuxd
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 15.10, 16.04
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- Opensuse — versions 13.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5104?
- CVE-2016-5104 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libimobiledevice, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-06-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5104?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-5104 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.