CVE-2016-4622 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, Safari before 9.1.2, and tvOS before 9.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-4589, CVE-2016-4623, and CVE-2016-4624.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.74787.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Apple Subscribe	Iphone Os Subscribe Safari Subscribe Tvos Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Ubuntu USN	USN-3079-1	WebKitGTK+ vulnerabilities

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00004.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138502/WebKitGTK-SOP-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539295/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91830
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036343
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-485
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-486
https://support.apple.com/HT206900
https://support.apple.com/HT206902
https://support.apple.com/HT206905

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.53242}`	epss `{'score': 0.73233}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2016-07-22T01:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:32:26.037Z

Reserved: 2016-05-11T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-4622

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-07-22T02:59:42.007

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-4622

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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