What is CVE-2016-7638?

CVE-2016-7638 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2017-02-20.

How severe is CVE-2016-7638?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS

CVE-2016-7638

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Find My iPhone" component, which allows physically proximate attackers to disable this component by bypassing authentication.

EPSS: 0.004 (32.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Iphone_os
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-254

References

product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
product-security@apple.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7638?: CVE-2016-7638 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2017-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-7638?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.