8.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-1857
Apple WebKit Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service 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-2016-1856.

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-2016-1857 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1857 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
1 Webkitgtk webkitgtk\+
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 4
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-2016-1857.

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-16-343 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

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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tunz/js-vuln-db

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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-1857 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-1857 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://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-16-343 No Types Assigned http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-343 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.1
    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:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.3.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:webkitgtk:webkitgtk\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.12.3
  • 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-16-343 [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: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) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (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: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)
    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
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.
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

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