CVE-2016-4679 — Link Following in Apple Iphone OS

CWE-59 — Link Following6 documents3 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 29.61%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
6
Apple Iphone OSApple MAC OS XApple Tvos+3 more
Timeline
PublishedFeb 20
Latest updateMay 14

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages8 packages

▶NVDapple/tvos< 10.0.1
▶NVDapple/watchos< 3.1
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x< 10.12.1
▶Appleapple/tvos10.0.1
▶Appleapple/watchos3.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-rq4m-m5m7-pp6q: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products↗2022-05-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Apple
CVE-2016-4679: tvOS 10.0.1↗2016-10-24
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Apple
CVE-2016-4679: macOS Sierra 10.12.1, Security Update 2016-002 El Capitan, and Security Update 2016-006 Yosemite↗2016-10-24
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Apple
CVE-2016-4679: watchOS 3.1↗2016-10-24
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Apple
CVE-2016-4679: iOS 10.1↗2016-10-24
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