CVE-2016-1771

MEDIUM

Safari < 9.0.3 - Denial of Service via Downloads Feature

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The Downloads feature in Apple Safari before 9.1 mishandles file expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted web site.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035354
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85055
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT206171

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0156
EPSS Percentile 72.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-19
Status published
Products (1)
apple/safari < 9.0.3
Published Mar 24, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026