CVE-2016-4722 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Man-in-the-middle attackers can cause denial of service via Call Relay spoofing in Apple iOS and OS X.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-4722?

CVE-2016-4722 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 25 Sep 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The IDS - Connectivity component in Apple iOS before 10 and OS X before 10.12 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct Call Relay spoofing attacks and cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4722?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2016-4722?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-4722 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-2016-4722 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4722 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-wr6h-frm4-2487.

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