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CVE-2016-4589
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…
High8.8EPSS 2.8%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- apple
Description
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-2016-4622, CVE-2016-4623, and CVE-2016-4624.
Timeline
ID reserved
By apple
- 2 months later
· 2 months later
Published
- 8 years later
· 8 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.8% · top 13% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (10)
- APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-4 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 91830 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT206900 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1036343 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138502/WebKitGTK-SOP-Bypass-Information-Disclosure.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20160825 WebKitGTK+ Security Advisory WSA-2016-0005 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT206905 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT206902 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-5 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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