Medium severity · published Feb 20, 2017
CVE-2016-7598
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products
6.5
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. Safari before 10.0.2 is affected. iCloud before 6.1 is affected. iTunes before 12.5.4 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 77% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
through 10.1.1 · source: NVD
IC
Icloud · Apple
through 6.0.1 · source: NVD
IT
Itunes · Apple
through 12.5.3 · source: NVD
SA
Safari · Apple
through 10.0.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7598
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7598
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94907
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037459
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-15
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207421
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207422
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207424
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