Vulnerability CVE-2016-1788

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-1788 (CCN-111671)

Assigned:

2016-03-21

Published:

2016-03-21

Updated:

2016-12-03

Summary:

Messages in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, and watchOS before 2.2 does not properly implement a cryptographic protection mechanism, which allows remote attackers to read message attachments via vectors related to duplicate messages.

CVSS v3 Severity:

5.9 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
5.2 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): High Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): High Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): None

3.7 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
3.2 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): High Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Low Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): None

CVSS v2 Severity:

2.6 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): High Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): None

2.6 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): High Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): None

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-310

Vulnerability Consequences:

Obtain Information

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-1788

Source: APPLE
Type: Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-1

Source: APPLE
Type: Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-2

Source: APPLE
Type: Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-5

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1035353

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
apple-macosx-cve20161788-info-disc(111671)

Source: CCN
Type: Apple Web site
About the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11.4 and Security Update 2016-002

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206166

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206167

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206168

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 9.2.1)

OR cpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 10.11.3)

OR cpe:/o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 2.1)

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/o:apple:ios:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

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