CVE-2016-4592 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption by tricking users into visiting a crafted website in Apple browsers.
- 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-2016-4592?
CVE-2016-4592 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Webkit, published on 22 Jul 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
WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, Safari before 9.1.2, and tvOS before 9.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted web site.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4592?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Webkit, Webkitgtk Webkitgtk\+.
How do I fix CVE-2016-4592?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-4592 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-2016-4592 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4592 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Webkit
Sources
Also known as GHSA-94vh-jmgr-25ww, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4592.