PT-2016-2101 · Apple+2 · Webkit+4

Published 2016-04-14 · Updated 2019-03-25 · CVE-2016-1854

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 Apple Safari (affected versions not specified) iOS (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the WebKit component. It may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by using a specially crafted website.

Recommendations For Apple Safari, consider restricting access to potentially malicious websites until a patch is available. For iOS, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the WebKit component or restricting its use until a fix is provided. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2016-1335

BDU:2016-01453

CVE-2016-1854

MGASA-2016-0294

USN-3079-1

ZDI-16-341

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Safari

Ubuntu

Webkit

Ios

References · 45

• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-341 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4591 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4590 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4586 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT206565 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1854 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4651 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1854 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT206568 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4588 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1858 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4622 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4583 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0294.html · Security Note