PT-2017-9229 · Apple · Apple Macos

Ulf Frisk + 1 · Published 2017-04-02 · Updated 2017-07-12 · CVE-2016-7585

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 10.12.4

Description The issue involves mishandling of DMA in the "EFI" component, allowing physically proximate attackers to discover the FileVault 2 encryption password via a crafted Thunderbolt adapter.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 10.12.4, update to version 10.12.4 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-7585

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7585 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT207615 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7585 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1038138 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/97140 · Note