CVE-2016-1728

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-200 Information Leak / Disclosure

Publication date:

01/02/2016

Last modified:

12/04/2025

Description

The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) implementation in Apple iOS before 9.2.1 and Safari before 9.0.3 mishandles the "a:visited button" selector during height processing, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive browser-history information via a crafted web site.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.30 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 3.x

4.30

Severity 3.x

MEDIUM

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.30 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None