CVE-2016-5104

Publication date 13 June 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.3 · Medium

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libimobiledevice 17.04 zesty
Fixed 1.2.0+dfsg-3~ubuntu1
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 1.2.0+dfsg-3~ubuntu1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.2.0+dfsg-3~ubuntu0.2
15.10 wily
Fixed 1.1.6+dfsg-3.1ubuntu0.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.1.5+git20140313.bafe6a9e-0ubuntu1.1
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
libusbmuxd 17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.0.10-2ubuntu0.1
15.10 wily
Fixed 1.0.9-1ubuntu0.1
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

Patch details

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Package Patch details
libimobiledevice
libusbmuxd

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.3 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact Low
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-3026-1
    • libimobiledevice vulnerability
    • 5 July 2016

Other references