CVE-2016-1843 — Improper Input Validation in Apple MAC OS X

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.3%
top 20.32%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MAC OS XApple OS X EL Capitan V10.11.5 AND Security Update 2016-003
Timeline
PublishedMay 20
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The Messages component in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 mishandles filename encoding, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.11.4

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-vc57-w9p4-h4mm: The Messages component in Apple OS X before 10↗2022-05-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2016-1843: OS X El Capitan v10.11.5 and Security Update 2016-003↗
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