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CVE-2016-6231 (GCVE-0-2016-6231)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-08-25 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:22
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Summary
Kaspersky Safe Browser iOS before 1.7.0 does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-07-28 00:00
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