CVE-2016-6231

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Published Aug 25, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

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.

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:kaspersky:safe_browser:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*

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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-2016-7162	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

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: 1.3% (1.276% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Subscriptions

Kaspersky Safe Browser

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:22 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 25, 2016, 6:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:22 AM
Reserved: Jul 15, 2016, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:50 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 25, 2016, 6:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:50 AM

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