CVE-2016-7649
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. Safari before 10...
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. Safari before 10.0.2 is affected. iCloud before 6.1 is affected. iTunes before 12.5.4 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.8
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. Safari before 10.0.2 is affected. iCloud before 6.1 is affected. iTunes before 12.5.4 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.
- Record
CVE-2016-7649- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. Safari before 10.0.2 is affected. iCloud before 6.1 is affected. iTunes before 12.5.4 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.
- Record
CVE-2016-7649- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-8499 No score
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. Safari before 10.0.2 is affected. iCloud before 6.1 is affected. iTunes before 12.5.4 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.
- Record
EUVD-2016-8499- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-675w-9g32-gvwf
8.8
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. Safari before 10...
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. Safari before 10.0.2 is affected. iCloud before 6.1 is affected. iTunes before 12.5.4 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.
- Record
GHSA-675w-9g32-gvwf- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
8.8
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. Safari before 10.0.2 is affected. iCloud before 6.1 is affected. iTunes before 12.5.4 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.
- Record
CVE-2016-7649- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-7649
8.8
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. Safari before 10.0.2 is affected. iCloud before 6.1 is affected. iTunes before 12.5.4 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7649- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7649
8.8
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. Safari before 10.0.2 is affected. iCloud before 6.1 is affected. iTunes before 12.5.4 is affected. The issue involves the "WebKit" component. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7649- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0069 No score
Updated webkit2 packages fix security vulnerabilities
The webkit2 package has been updated to version 2.14.5, fixing several security issues and other bugs.
- Record
MGASA-2017-0069- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
webkit2gtkDebian:12 |
before 2.14.3-1 | 2.14.3-1 |
webkit2gtkDebian:13 |
before 2.14.3-1 | 2.14.3-1 |
webkit2gtkDebian:14 |
before 2.14.3-1 | 2.14.3-1 |
webkit2Mageia:5 From an advisory covering 60 CVEs |
before 2.14.5-1.mga5 | 2.14.5-1.mga5 |
qtwebkit-opensource-srcUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.4.2+dfsg-1ubuntu2.15.5.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1 |
None known |
qtwebkit-sourceUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.3.2-0ubuntu102.3.2-0ubuntu11 |
None known |
webkitgtkUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.4.9-2ubuntu22.4.10-0ubuntu12.4.11-0ubuntu0.1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-7649 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Apple Icloud, published February 20, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.85%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in webkit2gtk 2.14.3-1.
References
support.apple.com/HT207427
securityfocus.com/bid/94907
support.apple.com/HT207421
securitytracker.com/id/1037459
support.apple.com/HT207422
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-15
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support.apple.com/HT207424
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7649
github.com/advisories/GHSA-675w-9g32-gvwf
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7649
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0069.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19721
webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2016-0006.html
webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2017-0001.html
webkitgtk.org/security/WSA-2017-0002.html
webkitgtk.org/2016/09/05/webkitgtk2.12.5-released.html
webkitgtk.org/2016/09/20/webkitgtk2.14.0-released.html
webkitgtk.org/2016/10/11/webkitgtk2.14.1-released.html
webkitgtk.org/2016/11/03/webkitgtk2.14.2-released.html
webkitgtk.org/2017/01/17/webkitgtk2.14.3-released.html
webkitgtk.org/2017/02/10/webkitgtk2.14.4-released.html
webkitgtk.org/2017/02/15/webkitgtk2.14.5-released.html
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7649
support.apple.com/en-us/HT207421
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7649