CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-4583

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Published: Jul 22, 2016 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
3.1
LOW
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
2.6 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

WebKit in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, Safari before 9.1.2, and tvOS before 9.2.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and obtain image date from an unintended web site via a timing attack involving an SVG document.

Weakness

The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Webkit Apple - (including) - (including)
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu devel *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu esm-infra/xenial *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu trusty *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu wily *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu xenial *
Qtwebkit-opensource-src Ubuntu yakkety *
Qtwebkit-source Ubuntu devel *
Qtwebkit-source Ubuntu esm-apps/xenial *
Qtwebkit-source Ubuntu precise *
Qtwebkit-source Ubuntu trusty *
Qtwebkit-source Ubuntu wily *
Qtwebkit-source Ubuntu xenial *
Qtwebkit-source Ubuntu yakkety *
Webkit Ubuntu precise *
Webkit2gtk Ubuntu esm-infra/xenial *
Webkit2gtk Ubuntu upstream *
Webkit2gtk Ubuntu wily *
Webkit2gtk Ubuntu xenial *
Webkitgtk Ubuntu devel *
Webkitgtk Ubuntu esm-apps/xenial *
Webkitgtk Ubuntu trusty *
Webkitgtk Ubuntu wily *
Webkitgtk Ubuntu xenial *
Webkitgtk Ubuntu yakkety *

Extended Description

A race condition occurs within concurrent environments, and it is effectively a property of a code sequence. Depending on the context, a code sequence may be in the form of a function call, a small number of instructions, a series of program invocations, etc. A race condition violates these properties, which are closely related:

A race condition exists when an “interfering code sequence” can still access the shared resource, violating exclusivity. The interfering code sequence could be “trusted” or “untrusted.” A trusted interfering code sequence occurs within the product; it cannot be modified by the attacker, and it can only be invoked indirectly. An untrusted interfering code sequence can be authored directly by the attacker, and typically it is external to the vulnerable product.

Potential Mitigations

  • Minimize the usage of shared resources in order to remove as much complexity as possible from the control flow and to reduce the likelihood of unexpected conditions occurring.
  • Additionally, this will minimize the amount of synchronization necessary and may even help to reduce the likelihood of a denial of service where an attacker may be able to repeatedly trigger a critical section (CWE-400).

References