Apple iOS up to 9.2 WebKit Page Loading information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple iOS up to 9.2. This impacts an unknown function of the component WebKit Page Loading. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-1786. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 9.2 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component WebKit Page Loading. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 03/21/2016 by Muneaki Nishimura with LINE Corporation as HT206166 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-1786 since 01/13/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

Redirect responses may have allowed a malicious website to display an arbitrary URL and read cached contents of the destination origin. This issue was addressed through improved URL display logic.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124837 (Apple Safari 9.1 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-6)).

Upgrading to version 9.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 85069†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57581†). The entries VDB-81414, VDB-81415, VDB-81416 and VDB-81419 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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OpenVAS ID: 802235
OpenVAS Name: Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 Mar16 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 9.3

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT206166
Researcher: Muneaki Nishimura
Organization: LINE Corporation
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1786 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1786
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81519
SecurityFocus: 85069 - WebKit Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1035353
Vulnerability Center: 57581 - Apple iOS <9.3 Remote User Interface Spoofing Vulnerability in WebKit Page Loading, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2016 12:44
Updated: 07/11/2022 14:11
Changes: 03/23/2016 12:44 (69), 02/02/2019 11:08 (14), 07/11/2022 14:11 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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