CVE-2016-4605 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Calendar in Apple iOS before 9.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and device restart) via a crafted invitation.

Published: 2016-07-22

Score: 6.5 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-2016-5591	Calendar in Apple iOS before 9.3.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and device restart) via a crafted invitation.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00522.

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: 2024-08-06T00:32:25.977Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-4605

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-07-22T02:59:29.413

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

Link: CVE-2016-4605

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-476

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