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CVE-2016-1728 Details

Description

The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) implementation in Apple iOS before 9.2.1 and Safari before 9.0.3 mishandles the "a:visited button" selector during height processing, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive browser-history information via a crafted web site.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:4.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html CVEVendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00004.html CVEVendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136227/WebKitGTK-Memory-Corruption-Denial-Of-Service.html CVE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-15 CVE
https://support.apple.com/HT205730 CVEVendor Advisory

see all 18 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
apple safari
<= 9.0.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
apple iphone os
<= 9.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-1728
NVD Published Date:
Feb 1, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-1728 Details - Not Deferred