SB2016102616 - Modification of Information in Apple iOS
Published: October 26, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016102616
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 security vulnerability.
1) Modification of Information (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4679)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to modify information on the target systemThe weakness exists due to improper path validation logic for symlinks and lets overwrite arbitrary files.
Successfull exploitation of the vulnerability results in modification of information on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.