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Apple Safari security update for CVE-2016-4591

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Apple Safari security update for CVE-2016-4591

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
07/21/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/05/2016
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, Safari before 9.1.2, and tvOS before 9.2.2 mishandles the location variable, which allows remote attackers to access the local filesystem via unspecified vectors.

Solution(s)

  • apple-safari-upgrade-9_1_2
  • apple-safari-windows-uninstall

References

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