CVE-2016-1763 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Messages in Apple iOS before 9.3 does not ensure that an auto-fill action applies to the intended message thread, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by providing a crafted sms: URL and reading a thread.

Published: 2016-03-24

Score: 3.5 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-2858	Messages in Apple iOS before 9.3 does not ensure that an auto-fill action applies to the intended message thread, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by providing a crafted sms: URL and reading a thread.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00211.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
https://support.apple.com/HT206166

History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00389}`	epss `{'score': 0.00211}`

Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2016-03-24T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:10:38.913Z

Reserved: 2016-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-1763

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-03-24T01:59:31.797

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-1763

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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