CVE-2016-1728

MEDIUM

Apple iOS <9.2.1 & Safari <9.0.3 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) implementation in Apple iOS before 9.2.1 and Safari before 9.0.3 mishandles the "a:visited button" selector during height processing, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive browser-history information via a crafted web site.

References (9)

[Vendor Advisory] http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00004.html

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136227/WebKitGTK-Memory-Corruption-Denial-Of-Service.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034737

[Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/HT205730

[Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/HT205732

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537771/100/0/threaded

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81263

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-15

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3

EPSS 0.0076

EPSS Percentile 73.0%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-200

Status draft

Affected Products (2)

apple/safari < 9.0.2

apple/iphone_os < 9.2

Timeline

Published Feb 01, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026