PT-2017-1316 · Apple · Ios

Andy Davis · Published 2017-02-20 · Updated 2017-07-27 · CVE-2016-4690

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iOS versions prior to 10.2

Description The issue is related to insufficient input validation in the Image Capture component of the iOS operating system. This can be exploited by an attacker with local access to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted USB HID device.

Recommendations For iOS versions prior to 10.2, update to a version 10.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of USB HID devices to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00441

CVE-2016-4690

Affected Products

Ios

References · 6

• https://support.apple.com/HT207422 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4690 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00441 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-4690 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037429 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94850 · Note