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CVE-2016-1771

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-03-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-19

Description

The Downloads feature in Apple Safari before 9.1 mishandles file expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted web site.

Affected products

• Apple Safari: through 9.0.3

References

• 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
• 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

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