CVE-2016-4588 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

WebKit in Apple tvOS before 9.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.

Published: 2016-07-22

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 1.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:apple:webkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5574	WebKit in Apple tvOS before 9.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.
Ubuntu USN	USN-3079-1	WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01879.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138502/WebKitGTK-SOP-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539295/100/0/threaded
https://support.apple.com/HT206905

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Tvos Webkit

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2016-07-22T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:32:25.871Z

Reserved: 2016-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4588

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-07-22T02:59:11.207

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:47:50.910

Link: CVE-2016-4588

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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