PT-2017-1377 · Apple · Tvos+2

Jerry Decime · Published 2017-02-20 · Updated 2019-03-25 · CVE-2016-7579

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iOS versions prior to 10.1 macOS versions prior to 10.12.1 tvOS versions prior to 10.0.1

Description The issue involves the CFNetwork Proxies component, allowing man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a proxy password authentication requirement and obtain sensitive information. It is related to errors in security settings, which can be exploited by a remote attacker to gain confidential information.

Recommendations For iOS versions prior to 10.1, update to version 10.1 or later. For macOS versions prior to 10.12.1, update to version 10.12.1 or later. For tvOS versions prior to 10.0.1, update to version 10.0.1 or later.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-254

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00516

CVE-2016-7579

Affected Products

Ios

Apple Macos

Tvos

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7579 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207270 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT207275 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00516 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT207271 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7579 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93856 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037086 · Note