CVE-2016-1771

CVE-2016-1771 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Apple Safari versions prior to 9.1, specifically within its Downloads feature. An attacker could exploit this by crafting a malicious website that, when visited, causes Safari to mishandle file expansion, leading to a denial of service. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor is exploit code publicly available in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it has received negligible community discussion or media coverage.