CVE-2015-5906

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The HTML form implementation in WebKit in Apple iOS before 9 does not prevent QuickType access to the final character of a password, which might make it easier for remote attackers to discover a password by leveraging a later prediction containing that character.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76766
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033609
https://support.apple.com/HT205212Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00001.htmlVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76766
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033609
https://support.apple.com/HT205212Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 18, 2015
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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