CVE-2016-4752

MEDIUM

macOS < 10.12 - Sensitive Information Exposure via SecKeyDeriveFromPassword Memory Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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 (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036858
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Sep/msg00006.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93055
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207170

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0092
EPSS Percentile 55.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (1)
apple/mac_os_x < 10.11.6
Published Sep 25, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026