Information disclosure in Kaspersky Safe Browser
CVE-2016-6231
Kaspersky Safe Browser iOS before 1.7.0 does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
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: 0.013 (68.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.info-sec.ca/advisories/Kaspersky-Safe-Browser.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92200 (vdb-entry)
- support.kaspersky.com/vulnerability.aspx (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539071/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/30 (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6231?
- CVE-2016-6231 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kaspersky Safe Browser, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2016-08-25.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6231?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.