CVE-2016-4603 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Web Media in Apple iOS before 9.3.3 allows attackers to bypass the Private Browsing protection mechanism and obtain sensitive video URL information by leveraging Safari View Controller misbehavior.

Published: 2016-07-22

Score: 4.3 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

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-2016-5589	Web Media in Apple iOS before 9.3.3 allows attackers to bypass the Private Browsing protection mechanism and obtain sensitive video URL information by leveraging Safari View Controller misbehavior.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.003.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91825
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036344
https://support.apple.com/HT206902

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2016-07-22T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:32:25.900Z

Reserved: 2016-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4603

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-07-22T02:59:27.380

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

Link: CVE-2016-4603

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-254

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