Information disclosure in Apple iOS - CVE-2016-4680

 

Information disclosure in Apple iOS - CVE-2016-4680

Published: October 26, 2016


Vulnerability identifier: #VU1072
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4680
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
Apple iOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper input validation. A specially crafted application lets attackers access kernel memory.
Successfull exploitation of the vulnerability results in disclosure of important data on the vulnerable system.

How to mitigate CVE-2016-4680

Update to version 10.1.

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