CVE-2016-1788 Weak cryptography in n/a

What is CVE-2016-1788?

CVE-2016-1788 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 24 Mar 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-310

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1788?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Watchos.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1788?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1788 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-1788 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1788 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-33c7-37w4-x2xm.