CVE-2016-4742

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5

Description

NSSecureTextField in Apple OS X before 10.12 does not enable Secure Input, which allows attackers to discover credentials via a crafted app.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2016-4742

Assigner
product-security@apple.com

Vulnerability Status
Modified

Published Version
2016-09-25T10:59:43

Last Modified Date
2017-07-30T01:29:06

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-200	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::	1	OR		10.11.6

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
NONE

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
4.3

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
8.6

Impact Score
2.9

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.0

Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
REQUIRED

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
5.5

Base Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
1.8

Impact Score
3.6

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://support.apple.com/HT207170	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93055
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4742
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4742

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 09:10:54				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 11:19:59	2016-09-25T10:59Z	2016-09-25T10:59:43	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-02 11:19:59		2017-07-30T01:29:06	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-02 11:19:59		Modified	Vulnerability Status	updated