CVE-2016-2268 (GCVE-0-2016-2268)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-02-08 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:24
VLAI
Summary
Dell SecureWorks app before 2.1 for iOS does not validate SSL certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-02-02 00:00
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