5.4

CVE-2016-4590: apple safari Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 5.4v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-4590DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4590
Published 22-07-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-4590 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in apple safari. EPSS estimates a 1.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.4/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.46%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 2
MGASA-2016-0294OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10572-1USN-3079-1

Timeline

  1. 22-07-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3.3 and Safari before 9.1.2 mishandles about: URLs, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted web site.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.46%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

73%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.46% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.46%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu4 products
  • qtwebkit-opensource-srcAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • qtwebkit-sourceAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • webkit2gtk< 2.12.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  • webkitgtkAll versions (No fix recorded)
Apple1 product
Debian1 product
  • webkit2gtk< 2.12.4-1

3 vendors · 6 products

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