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CVE-2016-7599 (GCVE-0-2016-7599)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-02-20 08:35 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:04
VLAI
Summary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. Safari before 10.0.2 is affected. iCloud before 6.1 is affected. iTunes before 12.5.4 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain sensitive information via a crafted web site that uses HTTP redirects.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94907 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://support.apple.com/HT207421 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037459 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://support.apple.com/HT207422 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-15 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
https://support.apple.com/HT207424 x_refsource_CONFIRM
Date Public
2017-02-13 00:00
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