CVE-2016-6231

MEDIUM 5.9CVE-2016-6231 · Published 25/08/2016 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-6231 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.9) vulnerability affecting safe browser (kaspersky).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.3%, higher than 69.9% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
safe browser kaspersky	`≤ 1.6.0`	No fix yet

Description

Kaspersky Safe Browser iOS before 1.7.0 does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/30 · Third Party Advisory
info-sec.ca/advisories/Kaspersky-Safe-Browser.html · Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com/archive/1/539071/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com/bid/92200
support.kaspersky.com/vulnerability.aspx · Third Party Advisory

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