Description
Messages in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, and watchOS before 2.2 does not properly implement a cryptographic protection mechanism, which allows remote attackers to read message attachments via vectors related to duplicate messages.
Published: 2016-03-24
Score: 5.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-2883 Messages in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, and watchOS before 2.2 does not properly implement a cryptographic protection mechanism, which allows remote attackers to read message attachments via vectors related to duplicate messages.
History

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00564}

epss

{'score': 0.00588}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:10:40.114Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-1788

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-03-24T01:59:55.330

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

Link: CVE-2016-1788

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