CVE-2016-7638 Auth bypass in n/a
Physically proximate attackers can bypass authentication to disable the Find My iPhone feature on iOS devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-7638?
CVE-2016-7638 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 20 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Find My iPhone" component, which allows physically proximate attackers to disable this component by bypassing authentication.
Weakness: CWE-254
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7638?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Iphone Os.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7638?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-7638 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2016-7638 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7638 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Iphone Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4j8h-qwcm-2wwf.