CVE-2016-1785

MEDIUM

Safari < 9.0.3 and iPhone OS < 9.2.1 - Same Origin Policy Bypass via Page Loading Character Encoding

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The Page Loading implementation in WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3 and Safari before 9.1 mishandles character encoding during access to cached data, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information via a crafted web site.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
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_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537948/100/0/threaded
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT206171
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT206166

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0154
EPSS Percentile 72.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (2)
apple/iphone_os < 9.2.1
apple/safari < 9.0.3
Published Mar 24, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026