CVE-2016-8507
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 1, 2017 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:54 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsYandex BrowserYandex Browser
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Yandex Browser for iOS before 16.10.0.2357 does not properly restrict processing of facetime:// URLs, which allows remote attackers to initiate facetime-call without user's approval and obtain video and audio data from a device via a crafted web site.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 16.10.0.2357
Affected range stops below 16.10.0.2357, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 16.10.0.2357
Affected range stops below 16.10.0.2357, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96517x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://yandex.com/blog/security-changelogs/fixed-in-version-16-10CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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