CVE-2016-8507

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-8507
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneryandex
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-01 15:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionYandex Browser for iOS before 16.10.0.2357 does not properly restrict processing of facetime:// URLs, which allows remote attackers to initiate facetime-call without user's approval and obtain video and audio data from a device via a crafted web site.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-200 | Insecure pocessing of facetime URL schemes

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Yandex Yandex Browser All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Yandex N.V. Yandex Browser For IOS affected before 16.10.0.2357 for iOS Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Yandex Browser CVE-2016-8507 Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Fixed in version 16.10 — Security changelogs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 yandex.com Vendor Advisory
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