CVE-2016-7656 is a critical vulnerability in Apple's WebKit component, affecting iOS prior to 10.2, Safari prior to 10.0.2, iCloud prior to 6.1, and iTunes prior to 12.5.4. This flaw, categorized as CWE-119 (memory corruption), allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through memory corruption and application crashes by enticing a user to visit a crafted website. With a CVSS v3 score of 8.8 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, requiring user interaction. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:icloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 12.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.