CVE-2016-1778 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apple	Iphone Os Safari

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::

No data.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537948/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-200
https://support.apple.com/HT206166
https://support.apple.com/HT206171

History

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.01976}`	epss `{'score': 0.00915}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2016-03-24T01:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:10:39.359Z

Reserved: 2016-01-13T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-1778

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-03-24T01:59:45.687

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-1778

Redhat

No data.

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