CVE-2016-4721 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2016-4721?

CVE-2016-4721 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 20 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.1 is affected. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. The issue involves the "IDS - Connectivity" component, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof calls via a "switch caller" notification.

Weakness: CWE-254

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4721?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2016-4721?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-4721 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-4721 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4721 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2016-4657 Apple iOS Webkit Memory Corruption Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-7286 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Exploited High 7.8

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-vw8x-qwc6-x59g.