libimobiledevice: Sockets listening on INADDR_ANY
Published Jun 13, 2016
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.99%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 1.2.0
- ≤ 1.0.10
Configuration 2
- 14.04
- 15.10
- 16.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libimobiledevice
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
usbmuxd
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libimobiledevice
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
usbmuxd
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libimobiledevice | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | usbmuxd | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libimobiledevice | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | usbmuxd | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.99% (0.02994) | 86.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.02% (0.03018) | 85.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 11, 2026 | 1.75% (0.01754) | 82.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.58% (0.00582) | 67.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00521) | 77.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.52% (0.00521) | 76.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00521) | 73.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00042.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-06/msg00029.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/26/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/26/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3026-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3026-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5104 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1339988 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libimobiledevice/commit/df1f5c4d70d0c19ad40072f5246ca457e7f9849e x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/libimobiledevice/libusbmuxd/commit/4397b3376dc4e4cb1c991d0aed61ce6482614196 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00027.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00028.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5104
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5104
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.