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Apple iOS Vulnerability: CVE-2016-1728

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Apple iOS Vulnerability: CVE-2016-1728

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
02/01/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/19/2016
Modified
10/30/2017

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.

Solution(s)

  • apple-ios-upgrade-latest

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