CVE-2016-4746

MEDIUM

iPhone OS < 9.3.5 - Unintended Information Exposure via Keyboard Auto-Correct Cache

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The Keyboards component in Apple iOS before 10 does not properly use a cache for auto-correct suggestions, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging an unintended correction.

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 5.3
EPSS 0.0176
EPSS Percentile 75.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/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