FKIE_CVE-2016-1801

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-05-20 10:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:42
Severity
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
The CFNetwork Proxies subsystem in Apple iOS before 9.3.2, OS X before 10.11.5, and tvOS before 9.2.1 mishandles URLs in http and https requests, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.
References
product-security@apple.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90697Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
product-security@apple.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT206564Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT206567Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT206568Vendor Advisory
product-security@apple.comhttps://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/877625Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90697Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035890Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT206564Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT206567Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT206568Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/877625Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
apple mac_os_x *
apple iphone_os *
apple tvos *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:42:38.843",
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