CVE-2016-1837
Detail
Deferred This CVE record is not being prioritized for NVD enrichment efforts due to resource or other concerns.
Description
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in the (1) htmlPArsePubidLiteral and (2) htmlParseSystemiteral functions in libxml2 before 2.9.4, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted XML document.
Metrics
CVSS Version 4.0
CVSS Version 3.x
CVSS Version 2.0
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
NVD assessment
not yet provided.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
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URL
Source(s)
Tag(s)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html
Apple Inc., CVE
Mailing List
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html
Apple Inc., CVE
Mailing List
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html
Apple Inc., CVE
Mailing List
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
Apple Inc., CVE
Mailing List
Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
Apple Inc., CVE
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
Apple Inc., CVE
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
Apple Inc., CVE
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
Apple Inc., CVE
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90691
Apple Inc., CVE
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890
Apple Inc., CVE
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
Apple Inc., CVE
Third Party Advisory
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
Apple Inc., CVE
Release Notes
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292
Apple Inc., CVE
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=760263
Apple Inc., CVE
Exploit
Issue Tracking
Third Party Advisory
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=11ed4a7a90d5ce156a18980a4ad4e53e77384852
Apple Inc., CVE
Patch
Third Party Advisory
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170
Apple Inc., CVE
Patch
Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206564
Apple Inc., CVE
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206566
Apple Inc., CVE
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206567
Apple Inc., CVE
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206568
Apple Inc., CVE
Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
Apple Inc., CVE
Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
Apple Inc., CVE
Third Party Advisory
Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
CWE Name
Source
CWE-416
Use After Free
NIST
Change History
19 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 9:47:11 PM
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
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Reference
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html
Added
Reference
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
Added
Reference
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
Added
Reference
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
Added
Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90691
Added
Reference
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890
Added
Reference
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
Added
Reference
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
Added
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292
Added
Reference
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=760263
Added
Reference
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=11ed4a7a90d5ce156a18980a4ad4e53e77384852
Added
Reference
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170
Added
Reference
https://support.apple.com/HT206564
Added
Reference
https://support.apple.com/HT206566
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Reference
https://support.apple.com/HT206567
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Reference
https://support.apple.com/HT206568
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Reference
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
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Reference
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18
CVE Modified by Apple Inc. 5/13/2024 11:53:43 PM
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Modified Analysis by NIST 3/25/2019 1:26:03 PM
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CVSS V3
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Changed
CVSS V2
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
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CWE
CWE-416
Removed
CWE
CWE-119
Changed
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.3.1
*cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.11.4
*cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.2
*cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.2
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.3.2
*cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.11.5
*cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.2.1
*cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.2.1
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.5.0.0 up to (including) 7.5.2.10
*cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.6.0.0 up to (including) 7.6.2.3
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.9.4
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Reference Type
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html No Types Assigned
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html No Types Assigned
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html No Types Assigned
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html No Types Assigned
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90691 No Types Assigned
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90691 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890 No Types Assigned
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1 No Types Assigned
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html No Types Assigned
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292 No Types Assigned
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=760263 No Types Assigned
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=760263 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=11ed4a7a90d5ce156a18980a4ad4e53e77384852 No Types Assigned
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=11ed4a7a90d5ce156a18980a4ad4e53e77384852 Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170 No Types Assigned
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170 Patch, Third Party Advisory
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Reference Type
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593 No Types Assigned
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18 No Types Assigned
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18 Third Party Advisory
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 3/08/2019 11:06:37 AM
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CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.2
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.2
CVE Modified by Apple Inc. 1/04/2018 9:30:35 PM
Action
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Reference
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2957.html [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Apple Inc. 11/29/2017 9:29:02 PM
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Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90691 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Apple Inc. 2/28/2017 9:59:00 PM
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Reference
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Apple Inc. 12/27/2016 9:59:28 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
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Reference
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10170 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Apple Inc. 11/30/2016 10:06:59 PM
Action
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Old Value
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Reference
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Apple Inc. 9/27/2016 10:00:15 PM
Action
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Old Value
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Reference
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
CVE Modified by Apple Inc. 9/22/2016 9:59:32 PM
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Reference
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
CVE Modified by Apple Inc. 9/08/2016 10:00:41 PM
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Reference
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
CVE Translated by NIST 7/31/2016 5:45:02 AM
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Translation
Múltiples vulnerabilidades de uso después de liberación de memoria en las funciones (1) htmlPArsePubidLiteral y (2) htmlParseSystemiteral en libxml2 en versiones anteriores a 2.9.4, como se utilizan en Apple iOS en versiones anteriores a 9.3.2, OS X en versiones anteriores a 10.11.5, tvOS en versiones anteriores a 9.2.1 y watchOS en versiones anteriores a 2.2.1, permiten a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio a través de un documento XML manipulado.
Removed
Translation
libxml2, como se utiliza en Apple iOS en versiones anteriores a 9.3.2, OS X en versiones anteriores a 10.11.5, tvOS en versiones anteriores a 9.2.1, y watchOS en versiones anteriores a 2.2.1, permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario o causar una denegación de servicio (corrupción de memoria) a través de un documento XML manipulado, una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2016-1833, CVE-2016-1834, CVE-2016-1836, CVE-2016-1838, CVE-2016-1839, y CVE-2016-1840.
CVE Modified by Apple Inc. 7/27/2016 10:00:48 PM
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Description
libxml2, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted XML document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-1833, CVE-2016-1834, CVE-2016-1836, CVE-2016-1838, CVE-2016-1839, and CVE-2016-1840.
Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in the (1) htmlPArsePubidLiteral and (2) htmlParseSystemiteral functions in libxml2 before 2.9.4, as used in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, tvOS before 9.2.1, and watchOS before 2.2.1, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted XML document.
Added
Reference
http://xmlsoft.org/news.html
Added
Reference
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=760263
Added
Reference
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=11ed4a7a90d5ce156a18980a4ad4e53e77384852
CVE Modified by Apple Inc. 7/13/2016 9:59:53 PM
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Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1292
Modified Analysis by NIST 6/15/2016 8:34:03 AM
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CPE Configuration
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
*cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
*cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
*cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Configuration 2
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Configuration 3
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
*cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
*cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
*cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CVE Modified by Apple Inc. 6/10/2016 10:01:14 PM
Action
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Reference
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2994-1
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Reference
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3593
Modified Analysis by NIST 5/20/2016 2:45:28 PM
Action
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CVSS V3
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added
CVSS V2
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Added
CWE
CWE-119
Added
CPE Configuration
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
*cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
*cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
*cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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Reference Type
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html No Types Assigned
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.html Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html No Types Assigned
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html No Types Assigned
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00003.html Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html No Types Assigned
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://support.apple.com/HT206564 No Types Assigned
https://support.apple.com/HT206564 Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://support.apple.com/HT206566 No Types Assigned
https://support.apple.com/HT206566 Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://support.apple.com/HT206567 No Types Assigned
https://support.apple.com/HT206567 Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://support.apple.com/HT206568 No Types Assigned
https://support.apple.com/HT206568 Advisory
Initial CVE Analysis 5/20/2016 12:04:57 PM
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Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2016-1837 NVD
Published Date: 05/20/2016 NVD
Last Modified: 04/12/2025
Source: Apple Inc.
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