5.5med
CVE-2016-4679
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products.
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.2%
percentile 82%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.1 is affected. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. tvOS before 10.0.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.1 is affected. The issue involves the "libarchive" component, which allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive containing a symlink.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.17% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
References
- support.apple.com /HT207271 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1037086 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/93849 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT207269 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT207270 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT207275 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-4679
- NVD: CVE-2016-4679
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