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CVE-2016-1728 (GCVE-0-2016-1728)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-02-01 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:02
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-01-19 00:00
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