CVE-2016-1788

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.

• CWE-310

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
• https://support.apple.com/HT206166Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT206167Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT206168Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Mar/msg00004.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035353
• https://support.apple.com/HT206166Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT206167Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT206168Vendor Advisory

Published

Mar 24, 2016

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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