SB2016092134 - Access bypass in Apple Safari
Published: September 21, 2016 Updated: January 16, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016092134
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Access bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4763)
The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to obtain network traffic.The weakness is caused by certificate validation flaw that is used to read and modify network traffic from applications that use WKWebView with HTTPS.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability allows a malicious user to gain access to network traffic.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.