PT-2016-1520 · Apple · Watchos+2

Christina Garman + 4 · Published 2016-03-24 · Updated 2016-12-03 · CVE-2016-1788

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple iOS versions prior to 9.3 Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.4 Apple watchOS versions prior to 2.2

Description The issue is related to the incorrect operation of a cryptographic protection mechanism in the operating systems. This could allow a remote attacker to influence the confidentiality of protected information. The problem arises from the improper implementation of a cryptographic protection mechanism, which enables remote attackers to read message attachments through vectors related to duplicate messages.

Recommendations For Apple iOS versions prior to 9.3, update to version 9.3 or later to resolve the issue. For Apple OS X versions prior to 10.11.4, update to version 10.11.4 or later to resolve the issue. For Apple watchOS versions prior to 2.2, update to version 2.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00821

CVE-2016-1788

Affected Products

Os X

Ios

Watchos

References · 10

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT206167 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT206166 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1788 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT206168 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00821 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1788 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035353 · Note