Information disclosure in Apple Safari - CVE-2016-7623

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Information disclosure in Apple Safari - CVE-2016-7623

Published: March 12, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10928
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7623
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
Apple Safari

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to a flaw in the handling of blob URLs. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted input, trick the victim into opening it and gain access to potentially sensitive information.


How to mitigate CVE-2016-7623

Update to version 10.0.2.

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