PT-2016-1537 · Apple · Safari

Russ Cox · Published 2016-03-24 · Updated 2017-03-24 · CVE-2016-1771

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Safari versions prior to 9.1

Description The issue is related to the incorrect handling of file expansion in the Downloads feature of Apple Safari, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a specially crafted web site.

Recommendations For versions prior to 9.1, update to version 9.1 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-19

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00838

CVE-2016-1771

Affected Products

Safari

References · 7

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT206171 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00838 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1771 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1771 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035354 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/85055 · Note