CVE•Published 2017-02-20•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2016-7642Apple · Iphone_os
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Description
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.
Timeline
Published 2017-02-20
Modified 2026-05-13
External references
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Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2016-7642Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · OS
os:"Iphone Os"Hosts Shodan identified as running Iphone Os.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2016-7642Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2016-7642Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2016-7642Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2016-7642GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2016-7642" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2016-7642 on GitHub.