CVE-2016-4740

LOW

iPhone OS < 9.3.5 - Unauthorized Sensitive Information Exposure via Handoff for Messages

Title source: llm

Description

Apple iOS before 10, when Handoff for Messages is used, does not ensure that a Messages signin has occurred before displaying messages, which might allow attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

References (5)

Core 5

Core References

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036797

Mailing List, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00002.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92932

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://support.apple.com/HT207143

Scores

CVSS v3 2.9

EPSS 0.0031

EPSS Percentile 23.0%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Details

CWE

CWE-200

Status published

Products (1)

apple/iphone_os < 9.3.5

Published Sep 18, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026