Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CVE-2017-7140
Summary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 11 is affected. The issue involves the "Keyboard Suggestions" component. It allows attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading keyboard autocorrect suggestions.
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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