PT-2016-1542 · Apple · Ios

Taylor Boyko · Published 2016-03-24 · Updated 2016-12-03 · CVE-2016-1766

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple iOS versions prior to 9.3

Description The issue is related to the Profiles component in Apple iOS, which does not properly validate certificates. This allows attackers to spoof an MDM profile trust relationship via unspecified vectors. The vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker to substitute a trusted MDM profile.

Recommendations For Apple iOS versions prior to 9.3, update to version 9.3 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Certificate Validation

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-295

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00843

CVE-2016-1766

ZDI-16-314

Affected Products

Ios

References · 8

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1766 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT206166 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-314 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00843 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1766 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035353 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-314 · Note