PT-2016-2017 · Apple · Webkit+2

Bo Qu + 1 · Published 2016-05-20 · Updated 2019-03-25 · CVE-2016-1855

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iOS and Safari (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the WebKit component. It can be exploited by a remote attacker using a specially crafted website, potentially allowing them to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption).

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01351

CVE-2016-1855

Affected Products

Safari

Webkit

Ios

References · 14

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01351 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT206565 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1855 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00005.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1855 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT206564 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1855 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT206568 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1855 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1855 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/538522/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035888 · Note