CVE-2016-1778

Apple Safari Type Confusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3 and Safari before 9.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.

WebKit en Apple iOS en versiones anteriores a 9.3 y Safari en versiones anteriores a 9.1 permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario o causar un denegación de servicio (corrupción de memoria) a través de un sitio web manipulado.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Apple Safari. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of events. The issue lies in the processing of the dispatchEvent function. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of the current process.

*Credits: 0x1byte

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-01-13 CVE Reserved
2016-03-22 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-10-17 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-399: Resource Management Errors

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537948/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353	Vdb Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-200	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html	2018-10-09
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html	2018-10-09
https://support.apple.com/HT206166	2018-10-09
https://support.apple.com/HT206171	2018-10-09

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Safari Search vendor "Apple" for product "Safari"				<= 9.0.3 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Safari" and version " <= 9.0.3"		-		Affected
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Iphone Os Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os"				<= 9.2.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Iphone Os" and version " <= 9.2.1"		-		Affected