PT-2017-1368 · Apple · Watchos+3

Published 2017-02-20 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-2016-7619

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iOS versions prior to 10.2 macOS versions prior to 10.12.2 watchOS versions prior to 3.1.3

Description The issue involves the libarchive component, which allows local users to write to arbitrary files via vectors related to symlinks. This is due to incorrect symlink resolution before accessing a file, potentially allowing a local attacker to modify arbitrary files.

Recommendations For iOS versions prior to 10.2, update to version 10.2 or later. For macOS versions prior to 10.12.2, update to version 10.12.2 or later. For watchOS versions prior to 3.1.3, update to version 3.1.3 or later.

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00501

CVE-2016-7619

Affected Products

Ios

Libarchive

Apple Macos

Watchos

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7619 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT207422 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207423 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7619 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207487 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00501 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037469 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94905 · Note