Memory corruption in Apple Safari - CVE-2016-7635
Published: March 12, 2018 / Updated: March 20, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10931
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7635
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to boundary error. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted input, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption, execute arbitrary code and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists due to boundary error. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted input, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption, execute arbitrary code and cause the service to crash.
Affected software
Apple Safari
How to mitigate CVE-2016-7635
Update to version 10.0.2.