CVE-2016-4752

medium

Description

The SecKeyDeriveFromPassword function in Apple OS X before 10.12 does not use the CF_RETURNS_RETAINED keyword, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by triggering key derivation.

References

https://support.apple.com/HT207170

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93055

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-09-25

Updated: 2017-07-30

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

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