CVE-2016-7585
published 2017-04-02CVE-2016-7585: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves mishandling of DMA in the "EFI" component. It allows…
PriorityP423medium6.8CVSS 3.0
AVPACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.22%
12.2th percentile
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves mishandling of DMA in the "EFI" component. It allows physically proximate attackers to discover the FileVault 2 encryption password via a crafted Thunderbolt adapter.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | mac_os_x | <= 10.12.3 | — |
| apple | macos_sierra_10.12.4_security_update_2017-001_el_capitan_and_security_update_201 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.06.8MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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Apple
CVE-2016-7585: macOS Sierra 10.12.4, Security Update 2017-001 El Capitan, and Security Update 2017-001 Yosemite
vendor_apple·2017-03-27·CVSS 6.8
CVE-2016-7585 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-7585: macOS Sierra 10.12.4, Security Update 2017-001 El Capitan, and Security Update 2017-001 Yosemite
Apple Security Update: About the security content of macOS Sierra 10.12.4, Security Update 2017-001 El Capitan, and Security Update 2017-001 Yosemite
Product: macOS Sierra 10.12.4, Security Update 2017-001 El Capitan, and Security Update 2017-001 Yosemite
CVE: CVE-2016-7585
Component: EFI
Impact: A malicious Thunderbolt adapter may be able to recover the FileVault 2 encryption password
Description: An issue existed in the handling of DMA. This issue was addressed by enabling VT-d in EFI.
GHSA
GHSA-43r5-42q2-7483: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2016-7585 [MEDIUM] GHSA-43r5-42q2-7483: An issue was discovered in certain Apple products
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves mishandling of DMA in the "EFI" component. It allows physically proximate attackers to discover the FileVault 2 encryption password via a crafted Thunderbolt adapter.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2017-04-02
Published