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CVE-2016-5104
The socket_create function in common/socket.c in libimobiledevice and libusbmuxd allows remote attackers to bypass intended access…
Medium5.3EPSS 3.0%
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- mitre
Description
The socket_create function in common/socket.c in libimobiledevice and libusbmuxd allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and communicate with services on iOS devices by connecting to an IPv4 TCP socket.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.0% · top 13% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (11)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1526 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1339988 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3026-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libusbmuxd/commit/4397b3376dc4e4cb1c991d0aed61ce6482614196 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice/commit/df1f5c4d70d0c19ad40072f5246ca457e7f9849e (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160525 CVE Requests: libimobiledevice and libusbmuxd (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:1639 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-3026-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160526 Re: CVE Requests: libimobiledevice and libusbmuxd (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200227 [SECURITY] [DLA 2121-1] libimobiledevice security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200227 [SECURITY] [DLA 2122-1] libusbmuxd security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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