Information disclosure in Apple iOS

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU1071

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4660

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to obtain potentially sensitive data on the vulnerable system.
The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds read caused by parsing of a maliciously crafted font.
Successfull exploitation of the vulnerability results in disclosure of information on the vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update to version 10.1.

Vulnerable software versions

Apple iOS: 9.0.0 - 10.0.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_ios:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_ios:9.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_ios:9.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_ios:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_ios:9.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_ios:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_ios:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_ios:9.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_ios:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_ios:9.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207271

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.