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CVE-2016-4689

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. The issue involves the "Mail" component, which does not alert the user to an S/MIME email signature that used a revoked certificate.

CVSS 7.5 · HighBuzz score 11.9

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 11.9

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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
6.9
1 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
5.0
1 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
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within the 30d window
Peak daily
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highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
1 source links · newest first
  • Apple on Monday released security updates for iOS, tvOS, and watchOS platforms to resolve a total of 12 vulnerabilities that impact iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV, and Apple Watch devices.

    newswww.securityweek.comDec 13, 2016, 3:54 PM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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