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CVE-2016-1724

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1724 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in WebKit, affecting Apple iOS before 9.2.1, Safari before 9.0.3, and tvOS before 9.1.1. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by enticing a user to visit a crafted website, leading to arbitrary code execution or a denial-of-service condition. With a CVSS v3 score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, allowing for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation is currently confirmed, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the security community.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 9.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 9.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 9.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 2.10.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:webkitgtk:webkitgtk\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.61%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0261 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00004.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00005.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/136227/WebKitGTK-Memory-Corruption-Denial-Of-Service.html
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201706-15
Third Party Advisory
support.apple.com / HT205729
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT205730
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT205732
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT206168
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / archive/1/537771/100/0/threaded
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/81263
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1034737
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry