What is CVE-2016-7759?

CVE-2016-7759 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-02-20.

How severe is CVE-2016-7759?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Apple Iphone OS

CVE-2016-7759

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10 is affected. The issue involves the "Springboard" component, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by viewing application snapshots in the Task Switcher.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.003 (24.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Iphone_os
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7759?: CVE-2016-7759 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2016-7759?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.