CVE-2016-1783 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in WebKit, affecting Apple iOS before 9.3, Safari before 9.1, and tvOS before 9.2. A remote attacker could exploit this by enticing a user to visit a crafted website, leading to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (e.g., Metasploit, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webkitgtk:webkitgtk\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.