Low severity · published Sep 18, 2016
CVE-2016-4747
Mail in Apple iOS before 10 mishandles certificates, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to discover mail credentials via unspecified vectors
3.7
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Mail in Apple iOS before 10 mishandles certificates, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to discover mail credentials via unspecified vectors.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 51% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
through 9.3.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4747
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4747
Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00002.html
lists.apple.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.html
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92932
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036797
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207143
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