Known Exploited Vulnerability
8.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-4657
Apple iOS Webkit Memory Corruption Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description

WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 25, 2016, 9:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 2, 2024, 12:22 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

WebKit in Apple iOS contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows attackers to execute remote code or cause a denial-of-service (DoS) via a crafted web site.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-4657 has a 14 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-2016-4657 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
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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-2016-4657.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Aug/msg00000.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92653 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036694 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blog.lookout.com/blog/2016/08/25/trident-pegasus/ Broken Link
https://support.apple.com/HT207107 Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44836/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkdPjbaLngE Exploit

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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Ostorlab/KEV

Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.

cisa-kev vulnerability 0day cisa exploits

Updated: 2 months ago
516 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1181 different CVEs too.
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geeksniper/reverse-engineering-toolkit

None

Updated: 2 months ago
230 stars 36 fork 36 watcher
Born at : Sept. 1, 2021, 8:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 23 different CVEs too.
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viai957/webkit-vulnerability

CVE-2016-4657 web-kit vulnerability for ios 9.3, nintendo switch browser vulnerability

HTML

Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago
9 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 11, 2018, 2:22 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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iDaN5x/Switcheroo

Exploiting CVE-2016-4657 to JailBreak the Nintendo Switch

CMake HTML JavaScript CSS C++

Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago
53 stars 4 fork 4 watcher
Born at : June 2, 2017, 10:54 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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Jailbreaks/trident-kloader

None

C Objective-C

Updated: 4 years, 11 months ago
4 stars 3 fork 3 watcher
Born at : March 18, 2017, 4:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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Traiver/CVE-2016-4657-Switch-Browser-Binary

code for webkit exploit, Nintendo Switch

HTML JavaScript

Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
4 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 17, 2017, 1:39 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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Mimoja/CVE-2016-4657-NintendoSwitch

CVE-2016-4657 for NintendoSwitch rwx

nintendo-hacking nintendo-switch-browser

HTML

Updated: 2 years, 6 months ago
3 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 13, 2017, 1:08 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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bbevear/node_switchhax

Node.js server for webkit exploit

JavaScript HTML

Updated: 6 years, 11 months ago
6 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : March 13, 2017, 5:04 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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mehulrao/Trident-master

None

C Objective-C

Updated: 7 years, 9 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 27, 2017, 1:01 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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mehulrao/Trident-Add-Support

Added support for different phones

Updated: 7 years, 9 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 18, 2017, 9:25 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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BiteTheApple/trident921

NOT WORKING AT THE MOMENT

C Objective-C

Updated: 7 years, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 4, 2017, 7:41 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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AhmedZKool/iOS-9.3.2-Trident-5C

None

C Objective-C

Updated: 7 years, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 14, 2016, 2:26 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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EGYbkgo9449/Trident

None

C Objective-C

Updated: 7 years, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 14, 2016, 12:04 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.
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benjamin-42/Trident

32-bit exploit for iOS <9.3.5

C Objective-C

Updated: 2 months, 4 weeks ago
280 stars 101 fork 101 watcher
Born at : Dec. 11, 2016, 8:11 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

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

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-4657 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-4657 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.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 02, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92653 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92653 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036694 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036694 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.lookout.com/blog/2016/08/25/trident-pegasus/ No Types Assigned https://blog.lookout.com/blog/2016/08/25/trident-pegasus/ Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44836/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44836/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkdPjbaLngE No Types Assigned https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkdPjbaLngE Exploit
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.3.4 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.3.5
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jun. 08, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44836/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 15, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkdPjbaLngE [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://blog.lookout.com/blog/2016/08/25/trident-pegasus/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036694 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92653 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 26, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (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/HT207107 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT207107 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Aug/msg00000.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Aug/msg00000.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-4657 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-2016-4657 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

78.14 }} -8.10%

score

0.98262

percentile

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