CVE-2016-1788

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    CVE-2016-1788

    Published: 24 Mar 2016Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Messages in Apple iOS before 9.3, OS X before 10.11.4, and watchOS before 2.2 does not properly implement a cryptographic protection mechanism, which allows remote attackers to read message attachments via vectors related to duplicate messages.

    References: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353, , http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.html, https://support.apple.com/HT206166, https://support.apple.com/HT206167, https://support.apple.com/HT206168

    Affected packages

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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