CVE-2016-4741 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Assets component in Apple iOS before 10 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to block software updates via vectors related to lack of an HTTPS session for retrieving updates.

Published: 2016-09-18

Score: 5.9 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-2016-5726	The Assets component in Apple iOS before 10 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to block software updates via vectors related to lack of an HTTPS session for retrieving updates.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0067.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92932
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036797
https://support.apple.com/HT207143

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2016-09-18T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:39:26.137Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-4741

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-18T22:59:06.987

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

Link: CVE-2016-4741

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-254

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