Modification of Information in Apple iOS - CVE-2016-4679
Published: October 26, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU1073
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4679
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to modify information on the target system
The 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.
The 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.
Affected software
Apple iOS
How to mitigate CVE-2016-4679
Update to version 10.1.