CVE-2016-1779

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% 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-200

Description

WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3 and Safari before 9.1 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain physical-location data via a crafted geolocation request.

Affected products

Apple Iphone Os: through 9.2.1
Apple Safari: through 9.0.3

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537948/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
https://support.apple.com/HT206166
https://support.apple.com/HT206171
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00005.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537948/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
https://support.apple.com/HT206166
https://support.apple.com/HT206171

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