CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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4.2 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iOS up to 9.3.1 (Smartphone Operating System). Affected is some unknown processing of the component Accessibility. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability (Memory). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Buffer overflow in the Accessibility component in Apple iOS before 9.3.2 allows attackers to obtain sensitive kernel memory-layout information via a crafted app.
The weakness was disclosed 05/16/2016 as HT206568 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-1790 since 01/13/2016. The attack needs to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/21/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:
A buffer overflow was addressed through improved size validation.
Upgrading to version 9.3.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The entries 87495, 87497, 87498 and 87499 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 3.3
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Name: MemoryClass: Memory corruption / Memory
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: iOS 9.3.2
Timeline
01/13/2016 🔍05/16/2016 🔍
05/16/2016 🔍
05/18/2016 🔍
05/20/2016 🔍
08/21/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT206568
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2016-1790 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1035890
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entry
Created: 05/18/2016 12:18Updated: 08/21/2022 08:32
Changes: 05/18/2016 12:18 (66), 12/01/2018 23:48 (2), 08/21/2022 08:32 (3)
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