Critical severity · published Jul 22, 2016
CVE-2016-4609
libxslt in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, OS X before 10.11.6, iTunes before 12.4.2 on Windows, iCloud before 5.2.1 on Windows, tvOS before 9.2.2, and watchOS before 2.2.2 allows remote…
9.8
CVSS
5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
libxslt in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, OS X before 10.11.6, iTunes before 12.4.2 on Windows, iCloud before 5.2.1 on Windows, tvOS before 9.2.2, and watchOS before 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4607, CVE-2016-4608, CVE-2016-4610, and CVE-2016-4612.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.0% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 9.3.3 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
30 · source: NVD
IC
Icloud · Apple
before 5.2.1 · source: NVD
IT
Itunes · Apple
before 12.4.2 · source: NVD
LI
Libxslt · Xmlsoft
before 1.1.29 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
before 10.11.6 · source: NVD
TV
Tvos · Apple
before 9.2.2 · source: NVD
WA
Watchos · Apple
before 2.2.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4609
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4609
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91826
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