Arbitrary code execution in Apple iOS - CVE-2016-4666

 

Arbitrary code execution in Apple iOS - CVE-2016-4666

Published: October 26, 2016


Vulnerability identifier: #VU1075
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4666
CWE-ID: CWE-264
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 execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient input validation. By processing a specially crafted web content, attackers can execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Successfull exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.

How to mitigate CVE-2016-4666

Update to version 10.1.

Sources