CVE-2016-2268 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Dell SecureWorks app before 2.1 for iOS does not validate SSL certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

Published: 2016-02-08

Score: 6.8 Medium

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dell:secureworks:2.0.6:*:*:*:*: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-2016-3352	Dell SecureWorks app before 2.1 for iOS does not validate SSL certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00168.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135617/Dell-SecureWorks-iOS-Certificate-Validation-Failure.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/27
http://www.info-sec.ca/advisories/Dell-SecureWorks.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537445/100/0/threaded
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dell-secureworks/id533072046

History

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Subscriptions

Dell Secureworks

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-02-08T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:24:48.422Z

Reserved: 2016-02-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-2268

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-02-08T19:59:09.783

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

Link: CVE-2016-2268

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-310

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