Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Sep 18, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-4741

Description

The Assets component in Apple iOS before 10 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to block software updates via vectors related to lack of an HTTPS session for retrieving updates.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Iphone OS
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=9.3.5
Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy
Range: <10

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00002.htmlnvdMailing ListVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT207143nvdVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00008.htmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92932nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036797nvd

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