CVE-2016-1856
Apple WebKit Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description
WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, Safari before 9.1.1, and tvOS before 9.2.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1854, CVE-2016-1855, and CVE-2016-1857.
INFO
Published Date :
May 20, 2016, 11 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 25, 2019, 5:09 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-1856 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1856
vulnerability.
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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-2016-1856.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html | Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html | Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00005.html | Mailing List Vendor Advisory |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137229/WebKitGTK-Code-Execution-Denial-Of-Service-Memory-Corruption.html | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538522/100/0/threaded | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035888 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-342 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://support.apple.com/HT206564 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/HT206565 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/HT206568 | Vendor Advisory |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-1856 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.
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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://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00005.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00005.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137229/WebKitGTK-Code-Execution-Denial-Of-Service-Memory-Corruption.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137229/WebKitGTK-Code-Execution-Denial-Of-Service-Memory-Corruption.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538522/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538522/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035888 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035888 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-342 No Types Assigned http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-342 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.3.1 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.1.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.3.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.2.1 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:webkitgtk:webkitgtk\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.12.1 -
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) 9.2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.2 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/538522/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538522/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 01, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035888 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-342 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 15, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 11, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/538522/100/0/threaded Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137229/WebKitGTK-Code-Execution-Denial-Of-Service-Memory-Corruption.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 23, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206565 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206565 Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206568 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206568 Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206564 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206564 Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00005.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00005.html Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 20, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-1856 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-2016-1856
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.73 }} 0.23%
score
0.80783
percentile