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8.8
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2016-4622
Apple WebKit Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, Safari before 9.1.2, and tvOS before 9.2.2 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-2016-4589, CVE-2016-4623, and CVE-2016-4624.

INFO

Published Date :

July 22, 2016, 2:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4622 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
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 3
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability allows for remote code execution. Updating your Apple products will resolve the vulnerability.
  • Update to the latest versions of iOS, Safari, and tvOS.
  • Update affected packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-4622 has a 41 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

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-2016-4622.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00004.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138502/WebKitGTK-SOP-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539295/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91830 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036343 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-485 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-486 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT206900 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206902 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206905 Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00004.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138502/WebKitGTK-SOP-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539295/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91830 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036343 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-485 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-486 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT206900 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206902 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206905 Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-4622 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-2016-4622 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

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

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-4622 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-4622 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00004.html
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138502/WebKitGTK-SOP-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539295/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91830
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036343
    Added Reference http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-485
    Added Reference http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-486
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT206900
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT206902
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT206905
  • 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/1036343 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036343 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91830 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91830 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-485 No Types Assigned http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-485 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-486 No Types Assigned http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-486 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138502/WebKitGTK-SOP-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138502/WebKitGTK-SOP-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539295/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539295/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.1.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.3.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.2.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.1.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.3.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.2.2
  • 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) 9.2.1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.2.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/539295/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539295/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91830 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-486 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138502/WebKitGTK-SOP-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/539295/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036343 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-485 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:9.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (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 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206905 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206905 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206902 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206902 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00004.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00004.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206900 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206900 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 28, 2016

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

    Jul. 26, 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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

72.85 }} 0.17%

score

0.98718

percentile