CVE-2016-4708

CFNetwork in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3...

6.5 Medium

CFNetwork in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3 misparses the Set-Cookie header, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTTP response.

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: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

3.90%Up 1.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

Record: CVE-2016-4708
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-4708
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-5693 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-5693
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ph8x-5vv5-hcvf 6.5

CFNetwork in Apple iOS before 10, OS X before 10.12, tvOS before 10, and watchOS before 3...

Record: GHSA-ph8x-5vv5-hcvf
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-4708 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Apple Tvos, published September 25, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.90%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

Show 6 moreShow less