5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-7651
Apple Accounts App Uninstall Authorization Bypass
Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.1 is affected. The issue involves the "Accounts" component, which allows local users to bypass intended authorization restrictions by leveraging the mishandling of an app uninstall.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 20, 2017, 8:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2018, 4:27 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.4

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-7651 has a 1 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-2016-7651 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 watchos
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-2016-7651.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94851 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037429
https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Dec/msg00001.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207422 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT207487 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).

None

Updated: 3 years, 3 months ago
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Born at : Aug. 13, 2018, 11:18 a.m. This repo has been linked 8 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-7651 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-7651 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
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watch_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.1.0 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.2.2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037429 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 22, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT207487 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT207487 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94851 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94851 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Dec/msg00001.html No Types Assigned https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Dec/msg00001.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT207422 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT207422 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-285
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:10.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watch_os:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 21, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94851 [No Types Assigned]
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-2016-7651 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-2016-7651 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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