CVE-2016-6231
medium
CVSS v3
5.9
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.9
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
69%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| kaspersky | safe_browser | {"endIncluding":"1.6.0"} | |
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/30
- http://www.info-sec.ca/advisories/Kaspersky-Safe-Browser.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539071/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92200
- https://support.kaspersky.com/vulnerability.aspx?el=12430#280716
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/30
- http://www.info-sec.ca/advisories/Kaspersky-Safe-Browser.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539071/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92200
- https://support.kaspersky.com/vulnerability.aspx?el=12430#280716
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.