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Apple iOS Vulnerability: CVE-2016-1763

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Apple iOS Vulnerability: CVE-2016-1763

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
03/23/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/18/2016
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

Messages in Apple iOS before 9.3 does not ensure that an auto-fill action applies to the intended message thread, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information by providing a crafted sms: URL and reading a thread.

Solution(s)

  • apple-ios-upgrade-latest

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