CVE-2016-8507 (GCVE-0-2016-8507)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-01 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Yandex Browser for iOS before 16.10.0.2357 does not properly restrict processing of facetime:// URLs, which allows remote attackers to initiate facetime-call without user's approval and obtain video and audio data from a device via a crafted web site.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CWE
- Insecure pocessing of facetime URL schemes
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://yandex.com/blog/security-changelogs/fixed… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96517 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yandex N.V. | Yandex Browser for iOS |
Affected:
before 16.10.0.2357 for iOS
|
guessed |
Date Public
2017-02-27 00:00
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