5.9med
CVE-2016-7579
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products.
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.9
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.8%
percentile 79%
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. The issue involves the "CFNetwork Proxies" component, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a proxy password authentication requirement and obtain sensitive information.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.84% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
- support.apple.com /HT207271 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1037086 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT207270 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- support.apple.com /HT207275 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/93856 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-7579
- NVD: CVE-2016-7579
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