CVE-2016-4679

MEDIUM

Apple Iphone OS < 10.1 - Symlink Following

Title source: rule

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.1 is affected. macOS before 10.12.1 is affected. tvOS before 10.0.1 is affected. watchOS before 3.1 is affected. The issue involves the "libarchive" component, which allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted archive containing a symlink.

References (6)

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0063
EPSS Percentile 70.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Classification

CWE
CWE-59
Status published

Affected Products (5)

apple/iphone_os < 10.1
apple/mac_os_x < 10.12.1
apple/tvos < 10.0.1
apple/watchos < 3.1
n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Feb 20, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026