CVE-2016-4707 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Local attackers can discover visited websites of arbitrary users due to mishandled Local Storage deletion in CFNetwork.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2016-4707?

CVE-2016-4707 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 25 Sep 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

CFNetwork in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 mishandles Local Storage deletion, which allows local users to discover the visited web sites of arbitrary users via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-200, CWE-19

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4707?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2016-4707?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-4707 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4707 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2f5p-8xjh-f2m8, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4707.

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