CVE-2016-1728

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-02-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) implementation in Apple iOS before 9.2.1 and Safari before 9.0.3 mishandles the "a:visited button" selector during height processing, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive browser-history information via a crafted web site.

Affected products

Apple Iphone Os: through 9.2
Apple Safari: through 9.0.2

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00004.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136227/WebKitGTK-Memory-Corruption-Denial-Of-Service.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537771/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81263
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034737
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-15
https://support.apple.com/HT205730
https://support.apple.com/HT205732
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00002.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00004.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136227/WebKitGTK-Memory-Corruption-Denial-Of-Service.html

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