About the security content of iOS 6.1.6

This document describes the security content of iOS 6.1.6.

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iOS 6.1.6

  • Data Security

    Available for: iPhone 3GS, iPod touch (4th generation)

    Impact: An attacker with a privileged network position may capture or modify data in sessions protected by SSL/TLS

    Description: Secure Transport failed to validate the authenticity of the connection. This issue was addressed by restoring missing validation steps.

    CVE-ID

    CVE-2014-1266

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