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CVE-2016-1801 Detail

Description

The CFNetwork Proxies subsystem in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, and tvOS before 9.2.1 mishandles URLs in http and https requests, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Hyperlink 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/msg00004.html Mailing List  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90697 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://support.apple.com/HT206564 Vendor Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/HT206567 Vendor Advisory 
https://support.apple.com/HT206568 Vendor Advisory 
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/877625 Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-1801
NVD Published Date:
05/20/2016
NVD Last Modified:
03/25/2019
Source:
Apple Inc.