SB2016092135 - Access bypass in Apple Safari 



SB2016092135 - Access bypass in Apple Safari

Published: September 21, 2016 Updated: January 16, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2016092135
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Access bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4760)

The vulnerability allows a remote web-site to obtain non-HTTP services on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper checking of HTTP responses. A malicious web-site returns specially crafted HTTP/0.9 responses that allows to get non-HTTP services.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in access to non-HTTP services on the vulnerable system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.