CVE-2016-1784 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause application crashes and resource exhaustion in Apple browsers via crafted websites, requiring users to update their software.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-1784?
CVE-2016-1784 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 24 Mar 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The History implementation in WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3, Safari before 9.1, and tvOS before 9.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption and application crash) via a crafted web site.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1784?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Safari, Apple Tvos.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1784?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1784 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-1784 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1784 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w8m9-7cw8-w84w, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1784.