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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2015-1116

Low
2.1/10

Summary

The UIKit View component in Apple iOS before 8.3 displays unblurred application snapshots in the Task Switcher, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the device screen.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • NONE

CWE-200 - Information Exposure

An information exposure vulnerability is categorized as an information flow (IF) weakness, which can potentially allow unauthorized access to otherwise classified information in the application, such as confidential personal information (demographics, financials, health records, etc.), business secrets, and the application's internal environment.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published