CVE-2016-1849

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    CVE-2016-1849

    Published: 20 May 2016Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The "Clear History and Website Data" feature in Apple Safari before 9.1.1, as used in iOS before 9.3.2 and other products, mishandles the deletion of browsing history, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging read access to a Safari directory.

    References: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035888, , https://support.apple.com/HT206565, https://support.apple.com/HT206568, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00002.html, http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00005.html

    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
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High