CVE-2016-1728

MEDIUM 4.3CVE-2016-1728 · Published 01/02/2016 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-1728 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability affecting safari (apple).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.7%, higher than 76.6% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
safari apple	`≤ 9.0.2`	No fix yet

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.

References

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

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

safari

apple

≤ 9.0.2

No fix yet

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