6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-1784
Apple Safari WebKit History Denial of Service
Description

The History implementation in WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3, Safari before 9.1, and tvOS before 9.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and application crash) via a crafted web site.

INFO

Published Date :

March 24, 2016, 1:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

March 25, 2019, 5:46 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1784 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple iphone_os
2 Apple tvos
3 Apple safari
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-1784.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT206166 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206169 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206171 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-1784 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Removed CWE CWE-399
    Added CWE CWE-400
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.0.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.2.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.2
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 25, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:9.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206166 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206166 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00002.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206171 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206171 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206169 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206169 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-399
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 24, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1784 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-1784 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.95 }} 0.08%

score

0.81377

percentile

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