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CVE-2015-5906 (GCVE-0-2015-5906)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-09-18 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 07:06
VLAI
Summary
The HTML form implementation in WebKit in Apple iOS before 9 does not prevent QuickType access to the final character of a password, which might make it easier for remote attackers to discover a password by leveraging a later prediction containing that character.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033609 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://support.apple.com/HT205212 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76766 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
Date Public
2015-09-16 00:00
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