SB2016092135 - Access bypass in Apple Safari
Published: September 21, 2016 Updated: January 16, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016092135
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Access bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4760)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
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.