CVE-2016-1785

MEDIUM

WebKit - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

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)

[Vendor Advisory] http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html

[Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/HT206166

[Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/HT206171

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537948/100/0/threaded

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5

EPSS 0.0043

EPSS Percentile 62.3%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Classification

CWE

CWE-200

Status draft

Affected Products (2)

apple/safari < 9.0.3

apple/iphone_os < 9.2.1

Timeline

Published Mar 24, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026