CVE-2016-7579

MEDIUM

iPhone OS < 10.1, macOS < 10.12.1, tvOS < 10.0.1 - Sensitive Information Exposure via CFNetwork Proxies

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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. The issue involves the "CFNetwork Proxies" component, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof a proxy password authentication requirement and obtain sensitive information.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207271
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037086
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207270
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT207275
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93856

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9
EPSS 0.0184
EPSS Percentile 76.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (3)
apple/iphone_os < 10.1
apple/mac_os_x < 10.12.1
apple/tvos < 10.0.1
Published Feb 20, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026