CVE-2016-4693 — Inadequate Encryption Strength in Apple Iphone OS

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength6 documents3 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 66.92%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
6
Apple Iphone OSApple MAC OS XApple Watchos+3 more
Timeline
PublishedFeb 20
Latest updateMay 14

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.2 is affected. macOS before 10.12.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.1.3 is affected. The issue involves the "Security" component, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass cryptographic protection mechanisms by leveraging use of the 3DES cipher.

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 Packages7 packages

▶NVDapple/watchos2.2.2
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.12.1
▶Appleapple/watchos3.1.3
▶NVDapple/iphone_os10.1.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-wq95-v39h-77g7: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products↗2022-05-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Apple
CVE-2016-4693: watchOS 3.1.3↗2017-01-23
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Apple
CVE-2016-4693: macOS Sierra 10.12.2, Security Update 2016-003 El Capitan, and Security Update 2016-007 Yosemite↗2016-12-13
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Apple
CVE-2016-4693: iOS 10.2↗2016-12-12
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Apple
CVE-2016-4693: tvOS 10.1↗2016-12-12
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