Low severity · published May 20, 2016
CVE-2016-1849
The "Clear History and Website Data" feature in Apple Safari before 9.1.1, as used in iOS before 9.3.2 and other products, mishandles the deletion of browsing history, which might…
3.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The "Clear History and Website Data" feature in Apple Safari before 9.1.1, as used in iOS before 9.3.2 and other products, mishandles the deletion of browsing history, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging read access to a Safari directory.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
through 9.3.1 · source: NVD
SA
Safari · Apple
through 9.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1849
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1849
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00005.html
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035888
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206565
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206568
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