CVE-2016-1779 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3 and Safari before 9.1 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain physical-location data via a crafted geolocation request.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

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.

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
https://support.apple.com/HT206166
https://support.apple.com/HT206171

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

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

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:10:39.449Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-1779

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-03-24T01:59:46.547

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

Link: CVE-2016-1779

Redhat

No data.

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