CVE-2016-4747 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Mail in Apple iOS before 10 mishandles certificates, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to discover mail credentials via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2016-09-18

Score: 3.7 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5732	Mail in Apple iOS before 10 mishandles certificates, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to discover mail credentials via unspecified vectors.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00651.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92932
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036797
https://support.apple.com/HT207143

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2016-09-18T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:39:26.043Z

Reserved: 2016-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4747

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-18T22:59:09.110

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:48:08.827

Link: CVE-2016-4747

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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