Vulnerability Report

CVE-2016-6231

Title: Kaspersky Safe Browser Information Disclosure

Information Disclosure

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2016-6231.

CWE Category CWE-200

Published Date Aug 25, 2016

Modified Date Jun 17, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 5.9 CVSS v3.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

1.28%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2016-6231: Kaspersky Safe Browser iOS before 1.7.0 does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

Impacted Vendors

kaspersky 1

Reference Links

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/30 http://www.info-sec.ca/advisories/Kaspersky-Safe-Browser.html http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539071/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92200 https://support.kaspersky.com/vulnerability.aspx?el=12430#280716 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/30 http://www.info-sec.ca/advisories/Kaspersky-Safe-Browser.html http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539071/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92200 https://support.kaspersky.com/vulnerability.aspx?el=12430#280716

CVSS v3.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

5.9

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Complexity

HIGH

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

NONE

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

UNCHANGED

RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

4.3

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2016-6231 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

June 17, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

May 06, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 12, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

August 25, 2016 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK

Complexity HIGH

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


                                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.