CVE-2016-1772

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Published Mar 24, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Top Sites feature in Apple Safari before 9.1 mishandles cookie storage, which makes it easier for remote web servers to track users via unspecified vectors.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-2867	The Top Sites feature in Apple Safari before 9.1 mishandles cookie storage, which makes it easier for remote web servers to track users via unspecified vectors.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.172% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85055
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035354
https://support.apple.com/HT206171

History

Jul 11, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.0043}`	epss `{'score': 0.003}`

Subscriptions

Apple Safari

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:10 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: Mar 24, 2016, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:10 PM
Reserved: Jan 13, 2016, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:42 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 24, 2016, 1:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:42 AM

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