PT-2016-2106
CVE-2016-1849
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Published
2016-05-20
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Updated
2016-12-01
Description by
CVSS 3.1
3.3
LowMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Safari versions prior to 9.1.1
iOS versions prior to 9.3.2
Description
The issue is related to the mishandling of browsing history deletion by the "Clear History and Website Data" feature. This might allow a local user to obtain sensitive information by leveraging read access to a Safari directory. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified.
Recommendations
For Safari versions prior to 9.1.1, update to version 9.1.1 or later to resolve the issue.
For iOS versions prior to 9.3.2, update to version 9.3.2 or later to resolve the issue.
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